Chapter VI of Witches Cove: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Off for Further Adventure,” is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VI of Witches Cove: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Off for Further Adventure,” is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her. Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room. “Don!” she cried joyously. “You home?” “Yep.”
Chapter VI of Witches Cove: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Off for Further Adventure,” is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading ““Don!” she cried joyously.”
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.”
out of fashion
From this reading “Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.”
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading “Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.”
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 “Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.”
In this reading ““Don!” she cried joyously.”
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
In this reading “Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.”
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 Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Don!” she cried joyously.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Don!” she cried joyously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “Don!” she cried joyously.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
out of fashion
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don!” she cried joyously.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
having a supporting base
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Donald, her brother, was seated before a small fire in the low old-fashioned fireplace at the back of their living room.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Pearl returned home that evening to find a door to new and strange adventure standing wide open before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yep.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You home?”
Chapter 6 of Witches Cove: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 55 sentences, grouped into 11 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 6 holds 55 sentences of Witches Cove: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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