Chapter II of Witches Cove: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Sculling in the Night,” is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter II of Witches Cove: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Sculling in the Night,” is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious. Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before. She could not believe her eyes. Yet she dared not doubt them. A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.
Chapter II of Witches Cove: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Sculling in the Night,” is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “belt” — endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading “A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “Yet she dared not doubt them.”
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious.”
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.”
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious.”
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.
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before.”
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 moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading She could not believe her eyes.
plural of “belt” — endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not believe her eyes.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Yet she dared not doubt them.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Yet she dared not doubt them.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.
at any time
From this reading Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She could not believe her eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before.
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.
of an obscure nature
From this reading The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not believe her eyes.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious.
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Nothing quite like it had ever come into her life before.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious.
cut with a saw
From this reading The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not believe her eyes.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet she dared not doubt them.
a special situation
From this reading The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The thing Ruth saw on the water was startling, mysterious.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A moment before she had dreamed of pirates with pistols in their belts.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she dared not doubt them.
Chapter 2 of Witches Cove: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 2 holds 157 sentences of Witches Cove: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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