Chapter 5 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver. By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave. "Hello! That you, Lightnut?" came his voice. "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
Chapter 5 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
From this reading “THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “"Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello!”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.”
during or for the length of one night
From this reading “"Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.”
a telephone call made outside the local calling area
In this reading “THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.”
In this reading “"Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That you, Lightnut?" came his voice.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
a boy or man
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
a young female
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That you, Lightnut?" came his voice.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
and nothing more
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
go away from a place
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That you, Lightnut?" came his voice.
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 THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
during or for the length of one night
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
express in words
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
term of address for a man
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That you, Lightnut?" came his voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRL FROM RADCLIFFE "Long distance call from Mr. Billings, sir," said Jenkins, lifting the receiver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading That you, Lightnut?" came his voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By Jove, he had just caught me as I was about to leave.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, old chap, you remember you said you wouldn't mind putting up the kid overnight on the way home from college.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That you, Lightnut?" came his voice.
Chapter 5 of The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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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