Chapter 13 of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SHADOW “Fog.” There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word. It was the next morning. After a good night’s sleep aboard the _Stormy Petrel_ he felt ready for anything. The moment he awoke he had listened for the pounding surf.
Chapter 13 of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “The moment he awoke he had listened for the pounding surf.”
fill with distaste
From this reading “There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “THE SHADOW “Fog.””
possessive form of “johnny” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
repeated heavy blows
From this reading “The moment he awoke he had listened for the pounding surf.”
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading “The moment he awoke he had listened for the pounding surf.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It was the next morning.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading After a good night’s sleep aboard the _Stormy Petrel_ he felt ready for anything.
later than; following
From this reading After a good night’s sleep aboard the _Stormy Petrel_ he felt ready for anything.
any thing at all
From this reading After a good night’s sleep aboard the _Stormy Petrel_ he felt ready for anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading The moment he awoke he had listened for the pounding surf.
fill with distaste
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading After a good night’s sleep aboard the _Stormy Petrel_ he felt ready for anything.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading THE SHADOW “Fog.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After a good night’s sleep aboard the _Stormy Petrel_ he felt ready for anything.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading After a good night’s sleep aboard the _Stormy Petrel_ he felt ready for anything.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moment he awoke he had listened for the pounding surf.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the next morning.
possessive form of “johnny” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading The moment he awoke he had listened for the pounding surf.
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment he awoke he had listened for the pounding surf.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It was the next morning.
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading After a good night’s sleep aboard the _Stormy Petrel_ he felt ready for anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
From this reading After a good night’s sleep aboard the _Stormy Petrel_ he felt ready for anything.
repeated heavy blows
From this reading The moment he awoke he had listened for the pounding surf.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading After a good night’s sleep aboard the _Stormy Petrel_ he felt ready for anything.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE SHADOW “Fog.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading After a good night’s sleep aboard the _Stormy Petrel_ he felt ready for anything.
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading After a good night’s sleep aboard the _Stormy Petrel_ he felt ready for anything.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading The moment he awoke he had listened for the pounding surf.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHADOW “Fog.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There was more than a suggestion of disgust in Johnny’s tone as he said this word.
Chapter 13 of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 13 holds 115 sentences of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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