Chapter 6 of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Magic Carpet “Well—‘Jack!’ Hullo, Unie! Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet? Good-bye for six weeks to your flower clock! Oh-h!
Chapter 6 of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “The Magic Carpet “Well—‘Jack!’”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “The Magic Carpet “Well—‘Jack!’”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “The Magic Carpet “Well—‘Jack!’”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “Good-bye for six weeks to your flower clock!”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Good-bye for six weeks to your flower clock!”
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In this reading “The Magic Carpet “Well—‘Jack!’”
In this reading “Good-bye for six weeks to your flower clock!”
In this reading “Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?”
In this reading “Good-bye for six weeks to your flower clock!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading The Magic Carpet “Well—‘Jack!’
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Good-bye for six weeks to your flower clock!
a farewell remark
From this reading Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?
an expression of greeting
From this reading Hullo, Unie!
a small worthless amount
From this reading The Magic Carpet “Well—‘Jack!’
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading The Magic Carpet “Well—‘Jack!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh-h!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Good-bye for six weeks to your flower clock!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Magic Carpet “Well—‘Jack!’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hullo, Unie!
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Good-bye for six weeks to your flower clock!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The Magic Carpet “Well—‘Jack!’
but in spite of that
From this reading Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Haven’t you said good-bye to your flower clock yet?
Chapter 6 of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur by Isabel Hornibrook holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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 6 holds 158 sentences of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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