Chapter 29 of Pee-wee Harris on the Trail is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 29 of Pee-wee Harris on the Trail is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline. "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking." Tracking! Pee-wee's eyes opened. Tracking?
Chapter 29 of Pee-wee Harris on the Trail is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.”
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading “FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “Pee-wee's eyes opened.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “"If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."”
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading “"If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."”
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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 FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Pee-wee's eyes opened.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
disposed to please
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
and nothing more
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Pee-wee's eyes opened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pee-wee's eyes opened.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
cut with a saw
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
not in physical motion
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading FACE TO FACE Still in a daze, Pee-wee saw the old man step to the door; he heard a hearty, good-humored voice asking about gasoline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you could just put us on the track of some," the voice said; "we're good at tracking."
Chapter 29 of Pee-wee Harris on the Trail by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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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