Chapter 5 of Penny Allen and the Mystery of the Hidden Treasure is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Penny Allen and the Mystery of the Hidden Treasure is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER THREAT Rat-tat-tat on the door. “Who can that be?” Penny demanded. “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.” Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
Chapter 5 of Penny Allen and the Mystery of the Hidden Treasure is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading ““We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.””
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading ““We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.””
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading ““We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.””
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.”
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
From this reading “Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “Penny demanded.”
a folding portable ladder hinged at the top
From this reading “Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.”
something that is a source of danger
From this reading “ANOTHER THREAT Rat-tat-tat on the door.”
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In this reading “Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.”
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER THREAT Rat-tat-tat on the door.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Who can that be?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Who can that be?”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Penny demanded.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading ANOTHER THREAT Rat-tat-tat on the door.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ANOTHER THREAT Rat-tat-tat on the door.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Penny demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER THREAT Rat-tat-tat on the door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
and nothing more
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
a folding portable ladder hinged at the top
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Who can that be?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER THREAT Rat-tat-tat on the door.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
something that is a source of danger
From this reading ANOTHER THREAT Rat-tat-tat on the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve simply got to get these clean curtains up before the first guests arrive.”
which person or people
From this reading “Who can that be?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Phil, who was helping her, said from the top of the stepladder, “Probably your laundry man, Mr. Taggart.
Chapter 5 of Penny Allen and the Mystery of the Hidden Treasure by Jean L. (Jean Lyttleton) McKechnie holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 5 holds 223 sentences of Penny Allen and the Mystery of the Hidden Treasure, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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