Chapter XXIII of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, “In the Blue Bear’s Cave,” is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIII of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, “In the Blue Bear’s Cave,” is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning. What was to happen? Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night? And if he had? He shuddered.
Chapter XXIII of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, “In the Blue Bear’s Cave,” is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 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.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.”
come to pass
From this reading “What was to happen?”
“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 “It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “He shuddered.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?”
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading “It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.”
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 with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.”
In this reading “It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.”
In this reading “It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.”
In this reading “Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?”
In this reading “Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?”
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 It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if he had?
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?
come to pass
From this reading What was to happen?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And if he had?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if he had?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
“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 It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading He shuddered.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was to happen?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Had that little brown man told the story of their struggle in the night?
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was to happen?
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with a feeling of great uneasiness that Johnny came on deck next morning.
Chapter 23 of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 23 holds 160 sentences of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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