Chapter V of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery, “Impossible Answers,” is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter V
Chapter V of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery, “Impossible Answers,” is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour. “She’s right. There isn’t any picture?” “What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy. She had never seen anything like it before.
Chapter V of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery, “Impossible Answers,” is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “She had never seen anything like it before.”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading ““What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading ““What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “There isn’t any picture?””
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ““What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.”
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 ““What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy.”
move upward
In this reading “An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There isn’t any picture?”
any thing at all
From this reading She had never seen anything like it before.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had never seen anything like it before.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never seen anything like it before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn’t any picture?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had never seen anything like it before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She had never seen anything like it before.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never seen anything like it before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading There isn’t any picture?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “She’s right.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had never seen anything like it before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never seen anything like it before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s right.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There isn’t any picture?”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading An exclamation went up from the people taking the tour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s that bright spot of light?” asked Judy.
Chapter 5 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery by Margaret Sutton holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 5 holds 155 sentences of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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