Chapter 8 of The Puzzle in the Pond: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Puzzle in the Pond: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An Impossible Discovery “Horace! Honey! Come over here. I want to show you something.” They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
Chapter 8 of The Puzzle in the Pond: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “An Impossible Discovery “Horace!”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “Honey!”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “An Impossible Discovery “Horace!”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “An Impossible Discovery “Horace!”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “I want to show you something.””
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.
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “Come over here.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Impossible Discovery “Horace!
react verbally
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come over here.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
the act of discovering something
From this reading An Impossible Discovery “Horace!
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come over here.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading Honey!
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading An Impossible Discovery “Horace!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to show you something.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading An Impossible Discovery “Horace!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
above and across; more than
From this reading Come over here.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I want to show you something.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I want to show you something.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to show you something.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to show you something.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were out of the car now, coming as fast as they could in answer to Judy’s call.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to show you something.”
Chapter 8 of The Puzzle in the Pond: A Judy Bolton Mystery by Margaret Sutton holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 8 holds 168 sentences of The Puzzle in the Pond: A Judy Bolton Mystery, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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