Chapter 8 of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared. “Ask me something easier,” shrugged Patsy. “She’s a regular old witch, isn’t she? Dad must know who she is. Funny he never said anything about her to us.
Chapter 8 of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Dad must know who she is.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading ““Ask me something easier,” shrugged Patsy.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Funny he never said anything about her to us.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.”
plural of “scent” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading ““Ask me something easier,” shrugged Patsy.”
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading ““She’s a regular old witch, isn’t she?”
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In this reading ““She’s a regular old witch, isn’t she?”
a woman who is old
In this reading “PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Funny he never said anything about her to us.
any thing at all
From this reading Funny he never said anything about her to us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Ask me something easier,” shrugged Patsy.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
lacking funds
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Dad must know who she is.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Ask me something easier,” shrugged Patsy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Funny he never said anything about her to us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Funny he never said anything about her to us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Funny he never said anything about her to us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s a regular old witch, isn’t she?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Dad must know who she is.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ask me something easier,” shrugged Patsy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Dad must know who she is.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Funny he never said anything about her to us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “She’s a regular old witch, isn’t she?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Funny he never said anything about her to us.
plural of “scent” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s a regular old witch, isn’t she?
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Ask me something easier,” shrugged Patsy.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Ask me something easier,” shrugged Patsy.
express a supposition
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Funny he never said anything about her to us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Funny he never said anything about her to us.
which person or people
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “She’s a regular old witch, isn’t she?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PATSY SCENTS A MYSTERY “Now _who_ do you suppose _she_ is?” broke from Bee, as the old woman disappeared.
Chapter 8 of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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