Chapter 3 of Mixed Pickles is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Mixed Pickles is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Fritz! Fritzy Pickel! What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech. “He’s dead! Dead as Otto Skaats!” wailed the terrified child.
Chapter 3 of Mixed Pickles is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “Dead as Otto Skaats!” wailed the terrified child.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “Dead as Otto Skaats!” wailed the terrified child.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dead as Otto Skaats!” wailed the terrified child.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Dead as Otto Skaats!” wailed the terrified child.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “He’s dead!
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
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From this reading “Fritz!
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From this reading Fritzy Pickel!
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From this reading “He’s dead!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dead as Otto Skaats!” wailed the terrified child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fritzy Pickel!
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
express in words
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dead as Otto Skaats!” wailed the terrified child.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading Dead as Otto Skaats!” wailed the terrified child.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Dead as Otto Skaats!” wailed the terrified child.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
which person or people
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is that you say?” demanded Uncle Fritz, who of all the astonished company was the first to recover his speech.
Chapter 3 of Mixed Pickles by Evelyn Raymond holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 3 holds 136 sentences of Mixed Pickles, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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