Chapter 6 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An Unfortunate Gift Judy acted on impulse. She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand. “Take it,” she urged the surprised girl. “I don’t know why I bought it in the first place. Irene doesn’t need it.
Chapter 6 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “An Unfortunate Gift Judy acted on impulse.”
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading “An Unfortunate Gift Judy acted on impulse.”
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading “She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.”
an instinctive motive
From this reading “An Unfortunate Gift Judy acted on impulse.”
cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair
From this reading “She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “An Unfortunate Gift Judy acted on impulse.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading ““Take it,” she urged the surprised girl.”
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 “She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.”
In this reading ““I don’t know why I bought it in the first place.”
In this reading ““I don’t know why I bought it in the first place.”
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.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading An Unfortunate Gift Judy acted on impulse.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Unfortunate Gift Judy acted on impulse.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “I don’t know why I bought it in the first place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Irene doesn’t need it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know why I bought it in the first place.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I don’t know why I bought it in the first place.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading An Unfortunate Gift Judy acted on impulse.
a young female
From this reading “Take it,” she urged the surprised girl.
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know why I bought it in the first place.
an instinctive motive
From this reading An Unfortunate Gift Judy acted on impulse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I don’t know why I bought it in the first place.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Irene doesn’t need it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Take it,” she urged the surprised girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An Unfortunate Gift Judy acted on impulse.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know why I bought it in the first place.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Irene doesn’t need it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An Unfortunate Gift Judy acted on impulse.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I don’t know why I bought it in the first place.
cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair
From this reading She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Take it,” she urged the surprised girl.
carry out
From this reading “Take it,” she urged the surprised girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Take it,” she urged the surprised girl.
push forcefully
From this reading She thrust her own bottle of shampoo into Clarissa’s gloved hand.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading An Unfortunate Gift Judy acted on impulse.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “Take it,” she urged the surprised girl.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “I don’t know why I bought it in the first place.
Chapter 6 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery by Margaret Sutton holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 6 holds 124 sentences of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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