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Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, So long, Shorty!
So short, Longy!”
While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, Notice the ring on his finger.”
I guess Harry noticed it all right, only he didn’t say anything.
He just said, Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”
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Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!
Line 2
So short, Longy!”
Line 3
While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”
/waɪl hiː wɑːz ˈlæfɪŋ æt ðem aɪ ˈwɪspərd tuː ˈheri ˈnoʊtəs ðə rɪŋ ɑːn hɪz ˈfɪŋɡər/
Line 4
I guess Harry noticed it all right, only he didn’t say anything.
Line 5
He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Dot noun US /dɑːt/

a very small circular shape

From this reading “JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!”

familiar adjective US /fəˈmɪljər/

well known or easily recognized

From this reading “He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?””

finger verb US /ˈfɪŋɡər/

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading “While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.””

Harry verb US /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading “While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.””

jab noun US /dʒæb/

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

From this reading “JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!”

jib verb US /dʒɪb/

refuse to comply

From this reading “JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!”

regiment verb US /ˈredʒəmənt/

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading “He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?””

ring verb US /rɪŋ/

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading “While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.””

All words in this reading · 58

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I guess Harry noticed it all right, only he didn’t say anything.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading I guess Harry noticed it all right, only he didn’t say anything.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I guess Harry noticed it all right, only he didn’t say anything.

DotnounUS /dɑːt/

a very small circular shape

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

eh

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

familiaradjectiveUS /fəˈmɪljər/

well known or easily recognized

From this reading He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

fingerverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

guessverbUS /ɡes/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading I guess Harry noticed it all right, only he didn’t say anything.

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I guess Harry noticed it all right, only he didn’t say anything.

JABnounUS /dʒæb/

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

JIBverbUS /dʒɪb/

refuse to comply

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

JudgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

Lemuel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

LongadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

Longy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So short, Longy!”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

NoticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/

being perceived or observed

From this reading I guess Harry noticed it all right, only he didn’t say anything.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading I guess Harry noticed it all right, only he didn’t say anything.

regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading I guess Harry noticed it all right, only he didn’t say anything.

ringverbUS /rɪŋ/

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading I guess Harry noticed it all right, only he didn’t say anything.

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading So short, Longy!”

Shorty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

SURPRISEDadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading JIB JAB IS SURPRISED Just then Mr. Lemuel Long and Judge Dot got up to go to bed and Jib Jab called, “So long, Shorty!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading While he was laughing at them, I whispered to Harry, “Notice the ring on his finger.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He just said, “Your face seems familiar to me; you were in my regiment, eh?”

Chapter 29 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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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Chapter 29 holds 69 sentences of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.

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