Chapter 1 of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Look, Dave. See those strange clouds?” Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon. Her face wore an expression of bewildered curiosity. “Yes, I see them.
Chapter 1 of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Her face wore an expression of bewildered curiosity.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Look, Dave.”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “See those strange clouds?””
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading “Her face wore an expression of bewildered curiosity.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.”
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading “Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Look, Dave.”
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading “Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.”
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In this reading “Her face wore an expression of bewildered curiosity.”
In this reading “Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her face wore an expression of bewildered curiosity.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Her face wore an expression of bewildered curiosity.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Look, Dave.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading See those strange clouds?”
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Look, Dave.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Her face wore an expression of bewildered curiosity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Look, Dave.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Her face wore an expression of bewildered curiosity.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face wore an expression of bewildered curiosity.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I see them.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Look, Dave.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Look, Dave.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face wore an expression of bewildered curiosity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Look, Dave.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See those strange clouds?”
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading See those strange clouds?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Look, Dave.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Yes, I see them.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading See those strange clouds?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.
in the direction of
From this reading Florence Huyler shaded her eyes to look away toward the horizon.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Her face wore an expression of bewildered curiosity.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I see them.
Chapter 1 of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 313 sentences, grouped into 63 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 1 holds 313 sentences of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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