Chapter 13 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds. Jenkins stood beside me with something in his hand. "Didn't hear me, did you, sir?" he was asking. "I said I thought the address looked like Mr. Billings' handwriting. And he's gone, sir."
Chapter 13 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “"I said I thought the address looked like Mr. Billings' handwriting.”
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “"Didn't hear me, did you, sir?" he was asking.”
the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
From this reading “"I said I thought the address looked like Mr. Billings' handwriting.”
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.”
something written by hand
From this reading “"I said I thought the address looked like Mr. Billings' handwriting.”
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading “FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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 “Jenkins stood beside me with something in his hand.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
speak to
From this reading "I said I thought the address looked like Mr. Billings' handwriting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he's gone, sir."
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading "Didn't hear me, did you, sir?" he was asking.
in a state of sleep
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Jenkins stood beside me with something in his hand.
the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
From this reading "I said I thought the address looked like Mr. Billings' handwriting.
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Didn't hear me, did you, sir?" he was asking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't hear me, did you, sir?" he was asking.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And he's gone, sir."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Jenkins stood beside me with something in his hand.
something written by hand
From this reading "I said I thought the address looked like Mr. Billings' handwriting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Didn't hear me, did you, sir?" he was asking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he's gone, sir."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Didn't hear me, did you, sir?" he was asking.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jenkins stood beside me with something in his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jenkins stood beside me with something in his hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jenkins stood beside me with something in his hand.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I said I thought the address looked like Mr. Billings' handwriting.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I said I thought the address looked like Mr. Billings' handwriting.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I said I thought the address looked like Mr. Billings' handwriting.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I said I thought the address looked like Mr. Billings' handwriting.
cut with a saw
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Didn't hear me, did you, sir?" he was asking.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Jenkins stood beside me with something in his hand.
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Jenkins stood beside me with something in his hand.
the rays of the sun
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I said I thought the address looked like Mr. Billings' handwriting.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Didn't hear me, did you, sir?" he was asking.
at the time that
From this reading FRANCES By Jove, it seemed to me I had been asleep about a minute when I saw the sunlight splashing through the blinds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jenkins stood beside me with something in his hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't hear me, did you, sir?" he was asking.
Chapter 13 of The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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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