Chapter 27 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet. He turned and I saw--O'Keefe! "Oh, there you are, sir!" And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel. "It's them, all right!" he said with a fat wink.
Chapter 27 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “amble” — walk leisurely
From this reading “And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.”
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.”
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading “I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.”
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading “I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.”
broken stone used in macadamized roadways
From this reading “I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.”
plural of “pajama” — a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries
From this reading “I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.”
a wrapped container
From this reading “And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.”
signal by winking
From this reading “"It's them, all right!" he said with a fat wink.”
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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 I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "It's them, all right!" he said with a fat wink.
past form of “amble” — walk leisurely
From this reading And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, there you are, sir!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.
set up or found
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned and I saw--O'Keefe!
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's them, all right!" he said with a fat wink.
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
broken stone used in macadamized roadways
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned and I saw--O'Keefe!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, there you are, sir!"
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
plural of “pajama” — a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
a wrapped container
From this reading And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.
a member of a police force
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's them, all right!" he said with a fat wink.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's them, all right!" he said with a fat wink.
cut with a saw
From this reading He turned and I saw--O'Keefe!
term of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, there you are, sir!"
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It's them, all right!" he said with a fat wink.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Oh, there you are, sir!"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned and I saw--O'Keefe!
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.
signal by winking
From this reading "It's them, all right!" he said with a fat wink.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with a careless duck and a wave, he ambled forward and placed in my hands a parcel.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I RECOVER THE PAJAMAS Outside, swinging his club and kicking his heel in the macadam, I found a fat policeman--from New York, I knew by his helmet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, there you are, sir!"
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