Chapter 17 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Wanted Thief “Judy!” The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something. “I know what we ought to do. We ought to visit Mr. Lawson. If he really is the thief I’d like to know about it.
Chapter 17 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““I know what we ought to do.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “If he really is the thief I’d like to know about it.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “A Wanted Thief “Judy!””
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “We ought to visit Mr. Lawson.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “A Wanted Thief “Judy!””
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.
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In this reading “The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.”
In this reading “If he really is the thief I’d like to know about it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A Wanted Thief “Judy!”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If he really is the thief I’d like to know about it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I know what we ought to do.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he really is the thief I’d like to know about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know what we ought to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he really is the thief I’d like to know about it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he really is the thief I’d like to know about it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he really is the thief I’d like to know about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Wanted Thief “Judy!”
and nothing more
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know what we ought to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We ought to visit Mr. Lawson.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If he really is the thief I’d like to know about it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading We ought to visit Mr. Lawson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I know what we ought to do.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading If he really is the thief I’d like to know about it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading A Wanted Thief “Judy!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I know what we ought to do.
precisely as stated
From this reading The exclamation came from Pauline, very suddenly as if she had just thought of something.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading We ought to visit Mr. Lawson.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading A Wanted Thief “Judy!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I know what we ought to do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I know what we ought to do.
Chapter 17 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery by Margaret Sutton holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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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