Chapter 15 of The tower treasure is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The tower treasure is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house. "Chief Collig and Detective Smuff must miss that train." "But how?" "I don't know just yet, but they've got to miss it. If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.
Chapter 15 of The tower treasure is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “"Chief Collig and Detective Smuff must miss that train."”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “"Chief Collig and Detective Smuff must miss that train."”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Chief Collig and Detective Smuff must miss that train."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But how?"
a person who is in charge
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Chief Collig and Detective Smuff must miss that train."
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading "Chief Collig and Detective Smuff must miss that train."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know just yet, but they've got to miss it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I don't know just yet, but they've got to miss it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But how?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know just yet, but they've got to miss it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know just yet, but they've got to miss it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
and nothing more
From this reading "I don't know just yet, but they've got to miss it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know just yet, but they've got to miss it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Chief Collig and Detective Smuff must miss that train."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Chief Collig and Detective Smuff must miss that train."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Chief Collig and Detective Smuff must miss that train."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Chief Collig and Detective Smuff must miss that train."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know just yet, but they've got to miss it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't know just yet, but they've got to miss it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they reach the hospital to-night they'll interview Jackley first.
create by training and teaching
From this reading "Chief Collig and Detective Smuff must miss that train."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
at the time that
From this reading THE CHIEF GETS A BOMB "What's up now?" asked Joe, when the Hardy boys had left the house.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I don't know just yet, but they've got to miss it.
Chapter 15 of The tower treasure by Franklin W. Dixon holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 15 holds 161 sentences of The tower treasure, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of The tower treasure by Franklin W. Dixon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 161 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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