Chapter 9 of Triple Spies is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Triple Spies is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo. Two signs of spring pleased him. Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw. An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine. Johnny had seen the old man before and liked him.
Chapter 9 of Triple Spies is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steep high face of rock
From this reading “Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.”
a noisy fight in a crowd
From this reading “JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.”
plural of “icicle” — ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
From this reading “Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.”
an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
From this reading “JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.”
possessive form of “johnny” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.”
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading “Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.”
lacking teeth
From this reading “An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.”
not yet wrapped or having the wrapping removed
From this reading “An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.
a noisy fight in a crowd
From this reading JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two signs of spring pleased him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.
plural of “icicle” — ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
From this reading Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.
an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
From this reading JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.
possessive form of “johnny” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Johnny had seen the old man before and liked him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Johnny had seen the old man before and liked him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two signs of spring pleased him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Johnny had seen the old man before and liked him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Two signs of spring pleased him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Johnny had seen the old man before and liked him.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Two signs of spring pleased him.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading JOHNNY'S FREE-FOR-ALL Johnny smiled as he sat before his igloo.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.
the season of growth
From this reading Two signs of spring pleased him.
the rays of the sun
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.
very small
From this reading Some tiny icicles had formed on the cliff above him, telling of the first thaw.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
lacking teeth
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two signs of spring pleased him.
not yet wrapped or having the wrapping removed
From this reading An aged Chukche, toothless, and blind, had unwrapped his long-stemmed pipe to smoke in the sunshine.
Chapter 9 of Triple Spies by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 9 holds 230 sentences of Triple Spies, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Triple Spies by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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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