Chapter 10 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Wrong Direction Judy knew a moment of panic. When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair. She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond. “She was pretty,” they all agreed. “She looked a little like—well, like Francine Dow.
Chapter 10 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““She was pretty,” they all agreed.”
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading “She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.”
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.”
give a description of
From this reading “When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.”
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “The Wrong Direction Judy knew a moment of panic.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.”
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 Wrong Direction Judy knew a moment of panic.”
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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 The Wrong Direction Judy knew a moment of panic.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “She was pretty,” they all agreed.
(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 When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.
give a description of
From this reading When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The Wrong Direction Judy knew a moment of panic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She looked a little like—well, like Francine Dow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She looked a little like—well, like Francine Dow.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Wrong Direction Judy knew a moment of panic.
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 The Wrong Direction Judy knew a moment of panic.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “She looked a little like—well, like Francine Dow.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “She looked a little like—well, like Francine Dow.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “She looked a little like—well, like Francine Dow.
a particular point in time
From this reading The Wrong Direction Judy knew a moment of panic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Wrong Direction Judy knew a moment of panic.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The Wrong Direction Judy knew a moment of panic.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “She was pretty,” they all agreed.
To recall to mind.
From this reading When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Wrong Direction Judy knew a moment of panic.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She was pretty,” they all agreed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “She looked a little like—well, like Francine Dow.
at the time that
From this reading When she tried to describe Clarissa all she could remember was her hair.
during the time that
From this reading She called it honey colored while Pauline and Flo described it as dark blond.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading The Wrong Direction Judy knew a moment of panic.
Chapter 10 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery by Margaret Sutton holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
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