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The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls

Chapter IX · Patsy Solves a Problem

Chapter IX of The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Patsy Solves a Problem,” is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:
“Terogloona, are reindeer much afraid of native wolf dogs?”
“_Eh-eh!_” Terogloona nodded his head.
“Very, very, very much afraid of them?”
Patsy insisted.
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The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls

Chapter IX · Patsy Solves a Problem

Chapter IX of The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls, “Patsy Solves a Problem,” is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:
Line 2
“Terogloona, are reindeer much afraid of native wolf dogs?”
Line 3
“_Eh-eh!_” Terogloona nodded his head.
Line 4
“Very, very, very much afraid of them?”
/ˈveri ˈveri ˈveri mʌtʃ əˈfreɪd ʌv ðem/
Line 5
Patsy insisted.
/ˈpætsi ˌɪnˈsɪstəd/

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.

group noun US /ɡruːp/

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading “Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:”

hers pronoun US /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading “Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:”

igloo noun US /ˈɪɡluː/

an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome

From this reading “Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:”

insisted verb US /ˌɪnˈsɪstəd/

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading “Patsy insisted.”

natives noun US /ˈneɪtɪvz/

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading “Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:”

Patsy noun US /ˈpætsi/

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading “Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:”

reindeer noun US /ˈreɪndɪr/

Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America

From this reading ““Terogloona, are reindeer much afraid of native wolf dogs?””

wolf noun US /wʊlf/

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading ““Terogloona, are reindeer much afraid of native wolf dogs?””

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.

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much afraid adverb + adjective

In this reading ““Terogloona, are reindeer much afraid of native wolf dogs?””

All words in this reading · 35

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afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading “Terogloona, are reindeer much afraid of native wolf dogs?”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Terogloona, are reindeer much afraid of native wolf dogs?”

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

dogsnounUS /dɑːɡz/

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading “Terogloona, are reindeer much afraid of native wolf dogs?”

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

Eh-eh

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

From this reading “_Eh-eh!_” Terogloona nodded his head.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

grandfatherly

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

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

groupnounUS /ɡruːp/

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

herspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

igloonounUS /ˈɪɡluː/

an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

insistedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstəd/

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading Patsy insisted.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

leadverbUS /led/

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “Terogloona, are reindeer much afraid of native wolf dogs?”

nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading “Terogloona, are reindeer much afraid of native wolf dogs?”

nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

noddedverbUS /ˈnɑːdəd/

inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding

From this reading “_Eh-eh!_” Terogloona nodded his head.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

PatsynounUS /ˈpætsi/

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

reindeernounUS /ˈreɪndɪr/

Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America

From this reading “Terogloona, are reindeer much afraid of native wolf dogs?”

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

Terogloona

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

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Very, very, very much afraid of them?”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

TurningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading “Very, very, very much afraid of them?”

whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading Turning from the group of strange natives, Patsy lead Terogloona into the igloo and drawing his grandfatherly head down close to hers, she whispered:

wolfnounUS /wʊlf/

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading “Terogloona, are reindeer much afraid of native wolf dogs?”

Chapter 9 of The Purple Flame: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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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