Chapter 21 of Pee-Wee Harris, F.O.B. Bridgeboro is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Pee-Wee Harris, F.O.B. Bridgeboro is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place. He was so excited . There it was still, a wee little red speck.
Chapter 21 of Pee-Wee Harris, F.O.B. Bridgeboro is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “He was so excited .”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “There it was still, a wee little red speck.”
a very small spot
From this reading “There it was still, a wee little red speck.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.”
(used informally) very small
From this reading “There it was still, a wee little red speck.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.”
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In this reading “There it was still, a wee little red speck.”
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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 There it was still, a wee little red speck.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading He was so excited .
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There it was still, a wee little red speck.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.
not any; not one
From this reading SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading There it was still, a wee little red speck.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so excited .
a very small spot
From this reading There it was still, a wee little red speck.
not in physical motion
From this reading There it was still, a wee little red speck.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There it was still, a wee little red speck.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was so excited .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.
(used informally) very small
From this reading There it was still, a wee little red speck.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading SUSPENSE No, it wasn’t, he had looked in the wrong place.
Chapter 21 of Pee-Wee Harris, F.O.B. Bridgeboro by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 21 holds 87 sentences of Pee-Wee Harris, F.O.B. Bridgeboro, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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