单词：violet stone (cordierite)
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That night, all the Aldens fell asleep right away. Around midnight, Benny stirred. He thought he heard somethinga rushing kind of sound. It seemed to be coming from outside. What was making that noise? Henry? he whispered. Henry didnt answer. He was
102 The Ghost of the Chatterin
As they stepped outside, Henry was about to say something when Benny grabbed his arm. Whats that? Everyone turned to see where Benny was pointing. At the top of the bridge, a light flickered and vanished. There wasnt time to decide what to do. On the
102 The Ghost of the Chatterin
Dont keep us in the dark, pleaded Violet What are you thinking? Jessie pointed to Pams name spelled out in sprinkles. See that? Henry nodded. Remember the first two lines of Megs verse? Sure, Benny told her. Weve read it about a hundred times. Jessie
102 The Ghost of the Chatterin
The children stared down at the strange message carved into the stones. What does it say, Jessie? Benny wanted to know. The youngest Alden was just learning to read. Jessie read the words aloud: The rings of time go round and round; a hollow hides wh
118 The Spy Game
Grandfather and Mrs. McGregor were back home when the children returned from QuestMaster. I read your note about your meeting at QuestMaster, Grandfather said to the children. So how did Watch do on his first day of work? Watch took a long doggie bre
78 The Mystery in the Computer
After a long bike ride, the Aldens finally came to Skeleton Point. Just as the children slowed down, a familiar dog bounded from the bushes and barked. Then he began to sniff around. He smells our ham sandwiches, Benny guessed. There, there, Max, Jes
91 The Mystery at Skeleton Poi
The others crowded around Jessie. It is the star ruby! Benny breathed. How did you know it was in the dirt pile? Your joke about rocks sleeping in a bed of rocks gave me the idea to look here, Jessie said to him. And when I saw that rain river in the
89 The Mystery of the Star Rub
The chalkboard outside the dining room announced possible storms later that day. Violet read the breakfast menu printed below the weather forecast. Contest SpecialNative-Stone Buckets and Star Ruby Muffins. Were having dirt for breakfast? Benny said.
89 The Mystery of the Star Rub
Lets go look at the place where we saw that person last night, Benny said the next morning. Before breakfast? Violet asked, teasing her brother. I thought youd be starving, like always. A new mystery is more important, Benny declared. Itll only take
89 The Mystery of the Star Rub
The next morning, the kids met outside Violet and Jessies cabin to discuss the mystery. My backpack is the same as Jessies, Violet said. Suppose the person took Jessies accidentally? Henry nodded. That makes sense. The person could have been after yo
89 The Mystery of the Star Rub
What did I find? Violet asked anxiously. The man at the grading counter held up her stone between his thumb and forefinger. A very nice Mama Bear ruby, he proclaimed. Id say its easily twenty carats. Wow! exclaimed Benny. The gem inspector put the st
89 The Mystery of the Star Rub
I cant believe its gone, Violet said softly to Mrs. Lightfeather a few minutes later. Who would take it? Someone must have stolen it, Joe said. Maybe they thought it was valuable. All the children had gathered in the kitchen once they heard what had
37 The Mystery of the Lost Vil
This doesnt look good, Mr. Lightfeather said the following morning. The whole family was gathered at the breakfast table, as he read a letter from the tribal council. The developer has gotten his permit approved. Hes going to start digging up the for
37 The Mystery of the Lost Vil
A gem stone plucked from the earth, the sea, or riverbed, often travels across continents to cutting and polishing workshops; and those are increasingly found in India. Far away, the Belgian city of Antwerp is still king in diamond trading. In these
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Boy, it sure gets dark out here, Benny commented as he reached for a handful of popcorn. Quiet, too, said Jessie. Then she added with a laugh, Except for Bennys chewing! The Aldens had just finished taking turns showering in the RVs tiny bathroom. No
52 The Mystery of the Lost Min
In a short time the train stopped at Glass Factory Junction. The Aldens got off the train and looked around. They could not see any sign of a town. There was a small freight station on one side of the tracks and a large factory on the other. Everythi
11 Caboose Mystery
Song：Turn To Stone Artist：Girls Aloud Don't turn away Keep me holding on Don't turn away Just don't leave me now You're moving in circles Looking for the love that I thought we made While I stand alone Say you wanna be certain Certain that this f
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The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. 两个朋友结伴穿越沙漠，旅途中二人突然吵了起来，其中一个掴
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今天我们要学的词是stepping stone. Stepping is spelled s-t-e-p-p-i-n-g, stepping; and stone, s-t-o-n-e, stone; stepping-stone. Stepping-stone是为了达到目的而准备垫脚石，敲门砖。阿尔及利亚最近举行议会选举，Alger
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You'd probably think I was psychotic if you knew What I still got in my closet sad but true Slip it on over my shoulders Something I'll never get over It makes me feel a little bit closer to you I can't keep your love I can't keep your kiss Gave you
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