Chapter 30 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!" The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later. His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_? Do I want to speak with him? Certainly _not_, sir--and I _won't_!...
Chapter 30 of The Haunted Pajamas is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.”
(music) a gradual increase in loudness
From this reading “His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_?”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.”
plural of “fix” — informal terms for a difficult situation
From this reading “THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"”
marked by skill in deception
From this reading “THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_?”
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 “The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.”
In this reading “His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_?”
In this reading “Do I want to speak with him?”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certainly _not_, sir--and I _won't_!...
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly _not_, sir--and I _won't_!...
(music) a gradual increase in loudness
From this reading His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_?
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do I want to speak with him?
plural of “fix” — informal terms for a difficult situation
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
marked by skill in deception
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
the father of your father or mother
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do I want to speak with him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_?
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_?
above and across; more than
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_?
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_?
term of address for a man
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
a male human offspring
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
express in speech
From this reading Do I want to speak with him?
express in words
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do I want to speak with him?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Do I want to speak with him?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The judge was bending over the desk 'phone as I looked in a half hour later.
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From this reading His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_?
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From this reading His voice rose in a crescendo of rage: "Wha--what's _that_?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do I want to speak with him?
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From this reading Certainly _not_, sir--and I _won't_!...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE JUDGE FIXES "FOXY GRANDPA" "But tell you, sir, he is _not_ my son!"
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