Chapter 9 of Paul Patoff is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Paul Patoff is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What does the professor say?" I inquired. "He will not tell me. He is a very odd person. He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
Chapter 9 of Paul Patoff is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “I inquired.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “He is a very odd person.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.”
a human being
From this reading “He is a very odd person.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"What does the professor say?"”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.”
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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 He is a very odd person.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does the professor say?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He will not tell me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I inquired.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading I inquired.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a very odd person.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He will not tell me.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He will not tell me.
not divisible by two
From this reading He is a very odd person.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
a human being
From this reading He is a very odd person.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "What does the professor say?"
express in words
From this reading "What does the professor say?"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
express in words
From this reading "He will not tell me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What does the professor say?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
precisely as stated
From this reading He is a very odd person.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does the professor say?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will not tell me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He says it is something about Paul, and that it is not nice, and that papa would not like me to know it.
Chapter 9 of Paul Patoff by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 418 sentences of Paul Patoff, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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