Chapter 24 of Under Sealed Orders is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Under Sealed Orders is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale. She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke. "You have been running hard," Jasper remarked. "You had better come in and rest awhile." "No, no," the girl protested.
Chapter 24 of Under Sealed Orders is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.”
for a short time
From this reading “"You had better come in and rest awhile."”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “"No, no," the girl protested.”
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading “MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.”
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.
for a short time
From this reading "You had better come in and rest awhile."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been running hard," Jasper remarked.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "You had better come in and rest awhile."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You had better come in and rest awhile."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
a young female
From this reading "No, no," the girl protested.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You had better come in and rest awhile."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "You have been running hard," Jasper remarked.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been running hard," Jasper remarked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You had better come in and rest awhile."
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no," the girl protested.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "No, no," the girl protested.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "You have been running hard," Jasper remarked.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "You had better come in and rest awhile."
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "You have been running hard," Jasper remarked.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
precisely as stated
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MYSTERY By the light streaming through the doorway Jasper could see that Betty's face was very pale.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She was greatly agitated as well, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been running hard," Jasper remarked.
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