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The next morning when Mr. Alden and Isabel came over to the garage, the children were already at work. Grandfather looked on as his grandchildren worked. You look like a colony of busy ants, he said proudly. We are! Henry said as he and Jessie carefu

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 95 The Midnight Mystery

Jessie scooped up the fragile scrap. Whats this? It fell out of the desk when you pulled the drawer, Benny said. The others gathered around to examine the paper. It looks really old, Henry said, handling the paper carefully. The writing is faded in s

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 63 The Mystery at Peacock Hall

At midnight, Benny woke up suddenly. He felt strange. Whats the matter with me? he thought. Then Benny saw the moon was shining right in his face. It was almost as bright as day. Without waking Henry, Benny slipped out of bed to pull the curtain acro

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The Aldens had searched through all the books of riddles but found absolutely nothing that would help them. So the next morning, they decided to take a break for a while. After a breakfast of hot oatmeal and blueberry muffins, they bundled up in thei

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 79 The Mystery at the Crooked

There must be something else here, said Jessie. Something were not seeing. This got Henry thinking. Reaching into the hatbox, he patted all around. Finally, he pulled up gently on the flowery paper that lined the bottom. I think theres something here

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 79 The Mystery at the Crooked

Maybe Mrs. McGregor decided to put the note somewhere else, suggested Violet. You know, for safekeeping. We can ask when she gets home. Henry agreed. I guess we shouldnt suspect people until were certain it was actually stolen. And no matter what, de

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 79 The Mystery at the Crooked

After hanging the Mystery Ladys painting on the wall again, the children hurried downstairs to prepare their dinner of sweet-and-sour meatballs, mashed potatoes, green beans, and fruit salad. The Aldens were on their own tonight. Mrs. McGregor and Ma

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 79 The Mystery at the Crooked

It was library day when Violet and Benny rode their bikes over to the Beaches. Jessie and Henry had made other plans and could not go, but Sammy and Jeffrey were waiting. They had notebooks and pencils. Follow us, Benny called. We know the way. Soon

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 14 Tree House Mystery

Benny held out his cracked pink cup while Violet poured hot chocolate from a big thermos. Thisll sure warm me up! he said. The Aldens were sitting together on a snowy bank by the lake after a busy morning. Their day had started with a hearty breakfas

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 79 The Mystery at the Crooked

After the Aldens helped with the dishes, they carried their suitcases up the crooked staircase behind Mrs. McGregor. Will you tell us about the riddle now? Benny asked her. I wont keep you in suspense much longer, promised Mrs. McGregor. As soon as y

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 79 The Mystery at the Crooked

As the Aldens walked through Greenfield, they saw signs everywhere that said: COME TO THE GREENFIELD FOUNDERS DAY PARADE! They saw shoppers hurrying about and children playing. Watch wagged his tail at the people passing by. He sniffed noses with a p

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Rain hammered the roof of the boxcar. Six-year-old Benny Alden looked out the window. Its been raining forever, he said with a sigh. Usually he liked playing in the boxcar with his brother and sisters. The four of them had found the boxcar in the woo

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 97 The Radio Mystery

What a day it was for the Alden children when the rocks were all taken away. The floor of the cave was smooth sand, just right for digging. More men came to the island that day, and the digging began. Isnt it funny to see grown-up men digging in the

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Everyone stared wide-eyed at the message on the airplane. It was printed in thick black ink. I cant believe it, Violet said in a hushed voice. Read it, Jessie, urged Benny. Jessie tucked her dark hair behind her ears, then read the message out loud.

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The Alden House was jumping. Every few minutes, people on the front porch rang the doorbell. And every few minutes on the back porch, the family dog, Watch, whined to come in. The Alden children were in the kitchen baking cookies. Watch didnt want to

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 85 Disappearing Staircase Myst

After hanging their jackets on the coat tree by the door, the Aldens struggled out of their boots and went looking for Mrs. McGregor. They found her in the living room. She was sitting in the green satin chair by the window. At her feet was a wicker

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 79 The Mystery at the Crooked

Benny Alden was a boy who liked to see things happen. One day at breakfast he burst out, Those kids next door are the dumbest kids I ever saw! Grandfather Alden looked up in surprise. He said, That doesnt sound like you, Benny. You are usually a kind

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 14 Tree House Mystery

The Alden children and their cousins Joe and Alice Alden stood in front of an old house on the edge of Greenfield. They looked up and down at the three-story, gray-shingled home. It needed painting. The porch steps were broken and the windows on each

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 31 The Mystery of the Singing

By Roger Hsu Savannah, Georgia 27 March 2008 The bestselling book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is based on a true story of murder in the southern city of Savannah, Georgia. Hollywood turned it into a movie - making the crime's location, a

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(三月)

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The new movie Winchester is a paranormal horror film about one of the largest haunted houses in America. The story is based on the life of Sarah Winchester, heiress to the company that created the Winchester rifle series. H

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