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T: have you heard about Michael's new home? It's in one of the poshest areas in this area. E: is he living in the new housing estate in Kidlington? T: no, he's living in an old house in Warston. E: do you mean the one near the health centre on Old Sl
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A Family of Firsts In my family, success is weighed by a single standard: the ability to be first. It does not matter what you are first at as long as you are first at something. My relatives came from Europe at the height of the Machine Age (机器时
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Faster! shouted six-year-old Benny Alden. Ill race you to the bottom of the hill! He leaned over and started pedaling his bicycle as fast as his short legs could go down the long hill at the end of Wildwood Road. Hey, said Jessie, Bennys older sister
35 The Mystery at the Dog Show
Please, Grandfather, I dont think I can wait another minute, Violet pleaded. Weve really been patient, Jessie said, her dark eyes wide with excitement. Wont you tell us now? It was dinnertime at the Aldens. Grandfather Alden turned to fourteen-year-o
34 The Mystery Horse
Ernie and Aunt Jane attached the two canoes and the paddles to the roof of the car. Henry and Jessie squeezed the sleeping bags and life preservers into the back. Then Aunt Jane, Uncle Andy, and the Aldens stopped for an early lunch at Piccolos Pizze
40 The Canoe Trip Mystery
When the Aldens came downstairs, Barbara met them in the entry hall. Come into the parlor, she said and led them into the room where the argument had taken place. Grandfather was already there. A table in the center of the room was set with juice, te
47 The Mystery of the Hot Air
Grandfather! the children said, laughing and hugging Mr. Alden when the auction was over. You bought the bookshop! Everyone seemed amazed except for Benny. Now we have a toy boxcar, a real boxcar, and a bookstore. What a good idea! But what will we d
48 The Mystery Bookstore
I dont know what to do with myself, exclaimed Benny one day. Thats the first time Ive ever heard you say that, Benny Alden! said his older brother, Henry. Whats the matter with you? I tell you I dont know, repeated Benny. Ive got a whole summer vacat
17 Mystery Behind the Wall
After they left the ship, the children decided that they needed to call Cap Lambert the very first thing. Can I just sit some place and wait? Benny asked. My legs feel funny when I walk. Mine do, too, Jessie said. Those are our sea legs. Well get our
20 The Haunted Cabin Mystery
Wake up, Benny, Henry said, gently shaking Bennys shoulder. Were here. Benny yawned and sat up. Has the bus stopped? Look outside, Violet said, leaning across the aisle and pointing at the trees. See? The trees have stopped moving past the window. Sh
25 The Amusement Park Mystery
The Alden children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, ran out of their grandfathers house, laughing. They raced each other to the nearby garden with a fountain in the middle near where their boxcar stood. Henry, who was fourteen and the oldest, reach
24 The Mystery of the Hidden P
On the plane, Benny Alden, for the tenth time, looked through the brochure filled with pictures of the West Wind. They were really on their way to the cruise ship waiting for them in Miami. All the Aldens were going to sail to the Caribbean Sea. Benn
29 The Mystery Cruise
It was summer vacation, and the Alden children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, had gone to stay for a week with their Aunt Jane in Elmford. On the first morning of their visit, they got up early. They had decided to surprise Aunt Jane by making a
28 The Mystery Girl
Jazz greats Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong meet at New York's Madison Square Garden after a tribute to Ellington, 23 February 1970. April is designated as Jazz Appreciation Month in the United States. It celebrates this unique American music form
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undefined undefined According to legend, my own great-grandfather knew some of them. 根据传说的内容，我的曾祖父曾经认识他们中的一些人。 He was the one who made the treaty that kept them off our land. He rolled his eyes. 他和他
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What do you mean, 'civilized'? 你说的文明开化是什么意思？ They claimed that they didn't hunt humans. 他们声称他们不会狩猎人类。 They supposedly were somehow able to prey on animals instead. 以此类推，他们大概能在某
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One of my favorite things to do when I was a little girl was to stay with my granddad, so I'd go to stay with him on the holidays, and he would often tell me stories, or sing songs for me, so I learned a lot from him, but one of my favorite things, l
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I have a vivid memory of what happened next, and it was not what I expected. 我清晰地记得接下来发生了什么，而那是我意料之外的。 I expected to be applauded for my cleverness and arithmetic skills. 我本期待着小聪明和算术
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Mrs. Johnson told the Aldens about a pancake restaurant just down the road. Over pecan pancakes and fresh Florida orange juice the next morning, the Aldens made plans. Now what do we do? asked Violet. Were going to the Everglades, James Alden replied
66 The Panther Mystery