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The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery
The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery

Chapter XX · Identified

Chapter XX of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery, “Identified,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.
That was what she told Peter when she presented it to him.
“Pauline and Flo helped me.
We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.
But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.
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The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery

Chapter XX · Identified

Chapter XX of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery, “Identified,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.
Line 2
That was what she told Peter when she presented it to him.
/ðæt wɑːz wʌt ʃiː toʊld ˈpiːtər wen ʃiː priˈzentɪd ɪt tuː hɪm/
Line 3
“Pauline and Flo helped me.
Line 4
We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.
/wiː pʊt ɪn ˈevriθɪŋ wiː kʊd θɪŋk ʌv ɪn ðə ˈɔːrdər ɪt ɔːl ˈhæpənd/
Line 5
But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

completed adjective US /kəmˈpliːtəd/

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading “Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.”

helped verb US /helpt/

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading ““Pauline and Flo helped me.”

important adjective US /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/

of great significance or value

From this reading “But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.”

list verb US /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading “Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.”

Pauline adjective US /pɔːˈliːn/

relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

From this reading ““Pauline and Flo helped me.”

Peter noun US /ˈpiːtər/

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading “That was what she told Peter when she presented it to him.”

presented verb US /priˈzentɪd/

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading “That was what she told Peter when she presented it to him.”

Santa's noun US /ˈsæntəz/

possessive form of “santa” — the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

list of verb + particle

In this reading “Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.”

good boys adjective + noun counted as “good boy”

In this reading “Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.”

think of verb + particle

keep in mind for attention or consideration

In this reading “We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.

completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.

finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

Flo

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Pauline and Flo helped me.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.

helpedverbUS /helpt/

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading “Pauline and Flo helped me.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That was what she told Peter when she presented it to him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.

importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/

of great significance or value

From this reading But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

Judy's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.

listverbUS /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Pauline and Flo helped me.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.

PaulineadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/

relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

From this reading “Pauline and Flo helped me.

PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading That was what she told Peter when she presented it to him.

presentedverbUS /priˈzentɪd/

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading That was what she told Peter when she presented it to him.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.

Santa'snounUS /ˈsæntəz/

possessive form of “santa” — the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That was what she told Peter when she presented it to him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.

there's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But still I have a feeling there’s something important that we left out.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading That was what she told Peter when she presented it to him.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading That was what she told Peter when she presented it to him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We put in everything we could think of in the order it all happened.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading That was what she told Peter when she presented it to him.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Judy’s list, when she finally had it completed, was as long as Santa’s list of good boys and girls.

Chapter 20 of The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery by Margaret Sutton holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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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Vocabulary met early in The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery

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Famous
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Bolton
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Mystery
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Stories
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