Chapter 2 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN OMINOUS DISCOVERY I was puzzled. "'Hickey's Pride?'" I repeated thoughtfully. "I don't seem to recall that one. Do I smoke it often?" Jenkins seemed to gasp.
Chapter 2 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of discovering something
From this reading “AN OMINOUS DISCOVERY I was puzzled.”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “Jenkins seemed to gasp.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “AN OMINOUS DISCOVERY I was puzzled.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “"'Hickey's Pride?'" I repeated thoughtfully.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “AN OMINOUS DISCOVERY I was puzzled.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “"I don't seem to recall that one.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “Do I smoke it often?"”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “"'Hickey's Pride?'" I repeated thoughtfully.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OMINOUS DISCOVERY I was puzzled.
the act of discovering something
From this reading AN OMINOUS DISCOVERY I was puzzled.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do I smoke it often?"
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From this reading "I don't seem to recall that one.
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Jenkins seemed to gasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Hickey's Pride?'" I repeated thoughtfully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN OMINOUS DISCOVERY I was puzzled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do I smoke it often?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jenkins seemed to gasp.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Do I smoke it often?"
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading AN OMINOUS DISCOVERY I was puzzled.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I don't seem to recall that one.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading "'Hickey's Pride?'" I repeated thoughtfully.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading AN OMINOUS DISCOVERY I was puzzled.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "I don't seem to recall that one.
recurring again and again
From this reading "'Hickey's Pride?'" I repeated thoughtfully.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I don't seem to recall that one.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Jenkins seemed to gasp.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Do I smoke it often?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't seem to recall that one.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading "'Hickey's Pride?'" I repeated thoughtfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't seem to recall that one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN OMINOUS DISCOVERY I was puzzled.
Chapter 2 of The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 2 holds 215 sentences of The Haunted Pajamas, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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