Chapter XXV of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, ““Bill” Returns,” is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXV
Chapter XXV of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, ““Bill” Returns,” is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?” “Never better,” Rusty laughed. “And never half so excited. I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.” “Curls,” Red chuckled.
Chapter XXV of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, ““Bill” Returns,” is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading ““Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?””
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading ““Curls,” Red chuckled.”
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.””
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading “I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.””
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading ““And never half so excited.”
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading ““Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?””
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading ““Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And never half so excited.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Never better,” Rusty laughed.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “Curls,” Red chuckled.
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
apart from; not including
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “And never half so excited.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “And never half so excited.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Never better,” Rusty laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never better,” Rusty laughed.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And never half so excited.
in the near future
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I—I’m all right,” she added, “except that I’ll have to grow a new crop of curls.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Rusty, my child,” said Red McGee, springing aboard the _Krazy Kat_ as soon as the Orientals were gone, “are you all right?”
Chapter 25 of The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
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