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The Haunted Pajamas

The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott is available here as the complete text, split into 1281 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Francis Perry Elliott35 chapters

The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33780.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 35 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Haunted Pajamas

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 1266 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #33780, divided into 35 chapters and 1281 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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The complete text of The Haunted Pajamas is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #33780 and divided into 1281 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #33780, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 6403 sentences across 35 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is The Haunted Pajamas divided for reading?

The Haunted Pajamas is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Haunted Pajamas as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1281 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 35 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Haunted Pajamas can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Haunted Pajamas can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

Questions about reading The Haunted Pajamas

Common questions about reading The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Haunted Pajamas?

Yes. All 6403 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33780 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Haunted Pajamas is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #33780, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Haunted Pajamas take to read?

About 533 minutes of reading across 1281 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Haunted Pajamas section by section

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The Haunted Pajamas

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Haunted Pajamas, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

First
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Haunted Pajamas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Thing
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Night
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Swung
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Haunted Pajamas; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.