Chapter XVI of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Who Rides a Moose,” is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVI
Chapter XVI of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Who Rides a Moose,” is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The small hydroplane was back at the dock. The captain had said, “We have done what we could. We can only hope for the best.” A picture of woe, Jeanne sat on the narrow dock. In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
Chapter XVI of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Who Rides a Moose,” is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dearly loved
From this reading “In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.”
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading “The small hydroplane was back at the dock.”
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “A picture of woe, Jeanne sat on the narrow dock.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “A picture of woe, Jeanne sat on the narrow dock.”
past form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of
From this reading “In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “A picture of woe, Jeanne sat on the narrow dock.”
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 “In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A picture of woe, Jeanne sat on the narrow dock.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The small hydroplane was back at the dock.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The small hydroplane was back at the dock.
dearly loved
From this reading In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading We can only hope for the best.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can only hope for the best.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The captain had said, “We have done what we could.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The captain had said, “We have done what we could.
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading The small hydroplane was back at the dock.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The captain had said, “We have done what we could.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We can only hope for the best.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The captain had said, “We have done what we could.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The captain had said, “We have done what we could.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading We can only hope for the best.”
an airplane that can land on or take off from water
From this reading The small hydroplane was back at the dock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A picture of woe, Jeanne sat on the narrow dock.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading A picture of woe, Jeanne sat on the narrow dock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A picture of woe, Jeanne sat on the narrow dock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A picture of woe, Jeanne sat on the narrow dock.
and nothing more
From this reading We can only hope for the best.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading A picture of woe, Jeanne sat on the narrow dock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
past form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of
From this reading In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The captain had said, “We have done what we could.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A picture of woe, Jeanne sat on the narrow dock.
except for; apart from
From this reading In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The small hydroplane was back at the dock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The small hydroplane was back at the dock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In an effort to save a good pal she had sacrificed her beloved Plumdum.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The small hydroplane was back at the dock.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The captain had said, “We have done what we could.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The captain had said, “We have done what we could.
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading A picture of woe, Jeanne sat on the narrow dock.
Chapter 16 of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 16 holds 175 sentences of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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