Chapter 31 of Pee-Wee Harris in Luck is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Pee-Wee Harris in Luck is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THIRD HOUSE Pee-wee collapsed like a balloon. “_Snailsdale Manor_?” he gasped. “Are you sure he counted right?” “Absolutely,” said Fuller, cheerily. “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
Chapter 31 of Pee-Wee Harris in Luck is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““Absolutely,” said Fuller, cheerily.”
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading “THE THIRD HOUSE Pee-wee collapsed like a balloon.”
past form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading “THE THIRD HOUSE Pee-wee collapsed like a balloon.”
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading ““Are you sure he counted right?””
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading ““Absolutely,” said Fuller, cheerily.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““_Snailsdale Manor_?” he gasped.”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading ““We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 THE THIRD HOUSE Pee-wee collapsed like a balloon.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Absolutely,” said Fuller, cheerily.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you sure he counted right?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading THE THIRD HOUSE Pee-wee collapsed like a balloon.
the lower side of anything
From this reading “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “Absolutely,” said Fuller, cheerily.
past form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading THE THIRD HOUSE Pee-wee collapsed like a balloon.
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Are you sure he counted right?”
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading “Absolutely,” said Fuller, cheerily.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “_Snailsdale Manor_?” he gasped.
the act of departing
From this reading “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “_Snailsdale Manor_?” he gasped.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE THIRD HOUSE Pee-wee collapsed like a balloon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE THIRD HOUSE Pee-wee collapsed like a balloon.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “_Snailsdale Manor_?” he gasped.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THIRD HOUSE Pee-wee collapsed like a balloon.
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Are you sure he counted right?”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Absolutely,” said Fuller, cheerily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Snailsdale Manor_?” he gasped.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Are you sure he counted right?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIRD HOUSE Pee-wee collapsed like a balloon.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE THIRD HOUSE Pee-wee collapsed like a balloon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’re in luck; we’re going to have our fun at rock bottom rates.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you sure he counted right?”
Chapter 31 of Pee-Wee Harris in Luck by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 31 holds 110 sentences of Pee-Wee Harris in Luck, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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