Chapter 7 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONFIDENCES This beautiful creature had proposed to me! By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me. Yet I couldn't say a word! "Well, what must I do about the other one?" she insisted. The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.
Chapter 7 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading “By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.”
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.”
plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “CONFIDENCES This beautiful creature had proposed to me!”
an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
From this reading “The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.”
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “CONFIDENCES This beautiful creature had proposed to me!”
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.”
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading “The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.”
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In this reading “CONFIDENCES This beautiful creature had proposed to me!”
In this reading “Yet I couldn't say a word!”
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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 Yet I couldn't say a word!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, what must I do about the other one?" she insisted.
past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading CONFIDENCES This beautiful creature had proposed to me!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.
plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading CONFIDENCES This beautiful creature had proposed to me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet I couldn't say a word!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading CONFIDENCES This beautiful creature had proposed to me!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, what must I do about the other one?" she insisted.
an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
From this reading The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CONFIDENCES This beautiful creature had proposed to me!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet I couldn't say a word!
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "Well, what must I do about the other one?" she insisted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CONFIDENCES This beautiful creature had proposed to me!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Well, what must I do about the other one?" she insisted.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, what must I do about the other one?" she insisted.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Well, what must I do about the other one?" she insisted.
almost; nearly
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading CONFIDENCES This beautiful creature had proposed to me!
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
express in words
From this reading Yet I couldn't say a word!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, what must I do about the other one?" she insisted.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CONFIDENCES This beautiful creature had proposed to me!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONFIDENCES This beautiful creature had proposed to me!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
(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 must I do about the other one?" she insisted.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading By Jove, that's what it amounted to practically; and now, as she said, it was up to me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The question reminded me of the entanglement to which her frank simplicity had confessed.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Yet I couldn't say a word!
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I couldn't say a word!
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