Chapter 20 of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea. This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery. The wind raced on. Riding with it they moved forward into the great dark unknown. Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
Chapter 20 of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having been flattened
From this reading “This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.”
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 “Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.”
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading “The wind raced on.”
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.”
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading “A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.”
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.”
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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In this reading “Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.”
In this reading “This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.”
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading “Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.”
In this reading “A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.”
In this reading “A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.”
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 A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.
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 This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.
anew
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Riding with it they moved forward into the great dark unknown.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
having been flattened
From this reading This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.
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 Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Riding with it they moved forward into the great dark unknown.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Riding with it they moved forward into the great dark unknown.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Riding with it they moved forward into the great dark unknown.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Riding with it they moved forward into the great dark unknown.
and nothing more
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Riding with it they moved forward into the great dark unknown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The wind raced on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.
above and across; more than
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading The wind raced on.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Riding with it they moved forward into the great dark unknown.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Riding with it they moved forward into the great dark unknown.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.
not known
From this reading Riding with it they moved forward into the great dark unknown.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading A WEIRD RESTING PLACE Rain came sweeping down upon the sea.
at the time that
From this reading Just when Florence was ready to give up hope her keen ears caught again the sound of waves rushing over rocks.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind raced on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Riding with it they moved forward into the great dark unknown.
Chapter 20 of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 20 holds 139 sentences of Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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