Chapter 7 of The Prince of the Pin Elves is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Prince of the Pin Elves is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TABLES TURNED. “Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited. Let’s talk over the matter. There must be some way for us to get out.” Wamby shook his head disconsolately.
Chapter 7 of The Prince of the Pin Elves is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading ““Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ““Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ““Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Let’s talk over the matter.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Wamby shook his head disconsolately.”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “THE TABLES TURNED.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Let’s talk over the matter.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “THE TABLES TURNED.”
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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move out of or depart from
In this reading “There must be some way for us to get out.””
In this reading ““Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited.”
speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion
In this reading “Let’s talk over the matter.”
In this reading “There must be some way for us to get out.””
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 with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There must be some way for us to get out.”
in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
From this reading Wamby shook his head disconsolately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There must be some way for us to get out.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Wamby shook his head disconsolately.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wamby shook his head disconsolately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let’s talk over the matter.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Let’s talk over the matter.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be some way for us to get out.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There must be some way for us to get out.”
above and across; more than
From this reading Let’s talk over the matter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Wamby shook his head disconsolately.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There must be some way for us to get out.”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Let’s talk over the matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There must be some way for us to get out.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There must be some way for us to get out.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE TABLES TURNED.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There must be some way for us to get out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, Wamby,” said Harry, “don’t get excited.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There must be some way for us to get out.”
Chapter 7 of The Prince of the Pin Elves by Charles Lee Sleight holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 7 holds 106 sentences of The Prince of the Pin Elves, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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