Chapter 11 of The Silver Ring Mystery is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Silver Ring Mystery is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped. No sign of Dorn--yet. Vicki bought gas and did not linger. Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy: “Now, listen to me.
Chapter 11 of The Silver Ring Mystery is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Vicki bought gas and did not linger.”
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “_Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “_Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:”
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading “Vicki bought gas and did not linger.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:”
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading “_Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:”
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.
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take and lift upward
In this reading “Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:”
In this reading “Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:”
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 _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vicki bought gas and did not linger.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Vicki bought gas and did not linger.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Vicki bought gas and did not linger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No sign of Dorn--yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading Vicki bought gas and did not linger.
hear with intention
From this reading “Now, listen to me.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now, listen to me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
not any; not one
From this reading No sign of Dorn--yet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Vicki bought gas and did not linger.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, listen to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No sign of Dorn--yet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading No sign of Dorn--yet.
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
move hurridly
From this reading Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Out on the highway she picked up speed and said to Lucy:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Escape_ At a gas station Vicki slowed down, looking around cautiously for any car which might be Dorn’s before she stopped.
but in spite of that
From this reading No sign of Dorn--yet.
Chapter 11 of The Silver Ring Mystery by Helen Wells holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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 11 holds 81 sentences of The Silver Ring Mystery, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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