Chapter III of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, “We Inspect Pee-Wee’s Pockets,” is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter III of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, “We Inspect Pee-Wee’s Pockets,” is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air. “What is this? Some new kind of wig-wag signalling?” I asked him. “Now you see!
Chapter III of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, “We Inspect Pee-Wee’s Pockets,” is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.”
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading “Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.”
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading “Some new kind of wig-wag signalling?””
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.”
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In this reading “Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.”
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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 Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
(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 Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked him.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I asked him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is this?
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Some new kind of wig-wag signalling?”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Some new kind of wig-wag signalling?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now you see!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some new kind of wig-wag signalling?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Now you see!
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading Some new kind of wig-wag signalling?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some new kind of wig-wag signalling?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What is this?
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is this?
during the time that
From this reading Pee-wee went jumping and dancing around like a cat having a fit, all the while waving the letter in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some new kind of wig-wag signalling?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now you see!
Chapter 3 of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 3 holds 91 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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