Chapter 20 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_! But I did not like the way he did it. "Shut up, Francis!" he bellowed. "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there! You hear?"
Chapter 20 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!”
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading “"Shut up, Francis!" he bellowed.”
the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
From this reading “BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!”
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading “"Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"Shut up, Francis!" he bellowed.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!”
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.
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In this reading “BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!”
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
In this reading “"Shut up, Francis!" he bellowed.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “"Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!”
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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading "Shut up, Francis!" he bellowed.
the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I did not like the way he did it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I did not like the way he did it.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shut up, Francis!" he bellowed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I did not like the way he did it.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading You hear?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I did not like the way he did it.
and nothing more
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But I did not like the way he did it.
hear with intention
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
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 BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I did not like the way he did it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
above and across; more than
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Shut up, Francis!" he bellowed.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
express in words
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I did not like the way he did it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Shut up, Francis!" he bellowed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But I did not like the way he did it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
at the time that
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading BILLINGS RAMBLES Ten minutes later I was almost wide awake, for Billings was talking over long distance--and to _her_!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now you listen to what I'm telling you--and do _just_ as I tell you to, too--if you don't, I'll mash your face when I come up there!
Chapter 20 of The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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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