Chapter 25 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FAMILY BLACK SHEEP Presently I got in a word: "Then, Judge, I have your permission to speak to Frances?" "Permission?" He lifted his hands and eyes. "You certainly have, my boy--don't I make it clear?
Chapter 25 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
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rid of obstructions
From this reading “"You certainly have, my boy--don't I make it clear?”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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determine the result of (a competition)
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held up in the air
From this reading “He lifted his hands and eyes.”
approval to do something
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in the near future
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woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “THE FAMILY BLACK SHEEP Presently I got in a word:”
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a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lifted his hands and eyes.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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a youthful male person
From this reading "You certainly have, my boy--don't I make it clear?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "You certainly have, my boy--don't I make it clear?
rid of obstructions
From this reading "You certainly have, my boy--don't I make it clear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You certainly have, my boy--don't I make it clear?
opinion or judgment
From this reading He lifted his hands and eyes.
a social unit living together
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plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He lifted his hands and eyes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lifted his hands and eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lifted his hands and eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "Then, Judge, I have your permission to speak to Frances?"
held up in the air
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engage in
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belonging to the person speaking
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approval to do something
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in the near future
From this reading THE FAMILY BLACK SHEEP Presently I got in a word:
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
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express in speech
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAMILY BLACK SHEEP Presently I got in a word:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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the person or people being spoken to
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belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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Chapter 25 of The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 25 holds 178 sentences of The Haunted Pajamas, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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