Chapter 24 of Penrod and Sam is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Penrod and Sam is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, what you want?” Penrod asked, brusquely. Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight. “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered. “I don't either!
Chapter 24 of Penrod and Sam is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading ““What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.”
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading ““What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.”
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading “Penrod asked, brusquely.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading ““What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Penrod asked, brusquely.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading Penrod asked, brusquely.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't either!
one or the other of two
From this reading “I don't either!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't either!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penrod asked, brusquely.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.
not in physical motion
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Well, what you want?”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
(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 “Well, what you want?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, what you want?”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “What makes you behave so AWFUL?” she whispered.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Marjorie's wonderful eyes were dark and mysterious, like still water at twilight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, what you want?”
Chapter 24 of Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 24 holds 161 sentences of Penrod and Sam, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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