Chapter 21 of Pee-wee Harris Adrift is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Pee-wee Harris Adrift is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe. Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now. "Help! Help! I'm floating away with the eats."
Chapter 21 of Pee-wee Harris Adrift is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.”
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “I'm floating away with the eats."”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.”
the transmission of information
From this reading “FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.”
lighted by moonlight
From this reading “FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.”
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
From this reading “FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.”
let for money
From this reading “Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.”
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
From this reading “Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.”
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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 FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
later than; following
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I'm floating away with the eats."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
informal terms for a meal
From this reading I'm floating away with the eats."
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading I'm floating away with the eats."
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Help!
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
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From this reading I'm floating away with the eats."
the transmission of information
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
lighted by moonlight
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
a brief written record
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
let for money
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
not in physical motion
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'm floating away with the eats."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
Chapter 21 of Pee-wee Harris Adrift by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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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