Chapter 18 of The Puzzle in the Pond: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Puzzle in the Pond: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Questions and Answers “No,” Danny said, pulling back. “I don’t want to. If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.” “Danny, give him a chance,” Judy pleaded. “Maybe he can explain everything.”
Chapter 18 of The Puzzle in the Pond: A Judy Bolton Mystery is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Questions and Answers “No,” Danny said, pulling back.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading ““Danny, give him a chance,” Judy pleaded.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““Maybe he can explain everything.””
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.””
by chance
From this reading ““Maybe he can explain everything.””
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading ““Danny, give him a chance,” Judy pleaded.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “Questions and Answers “No,” Danny said, pulling back.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “Questions and Answers “No,” Danny said, pulling back.”
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.
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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 “Danny, give him a chance,” Judy pleaded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Questions and Answers “No,” Danny said, pulling back.
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Questions and Answers “No,” Danny said, pulling back.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Questions and Answers “No,” Danny said, pulling back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Maybe he can explain everything.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Danny, give him a chance,” Judy pleaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Questions and Answers “No,” Danny said, pulling back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t want to.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Maybe he can explain everything.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Maybe he can explain everything.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Danny, give him a chance,” Judy pleaded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Maybe he can explain everything.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t want to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Danny, give him a chance,” Judy pleaded.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe he can explain everything.”
not any; not one
From this reading Questions and Answers “No,” Danny said, pulling back.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “Danny, give him a chance,” Judy pleaded.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading Questions and Answers “No,” Danny said, pulling back.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Questions and Answers “No,” Danny said, pulling back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Questions and Answers “No,” Danny said, pulling back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If he’s the man I’ve been following around, I don’t like him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t want to.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I don’t want to.
Chapter 18 of The Puzzle in the Pond: A Judy Bolton Mystery by Margaret Sutton holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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 18 holds 85 sentences of The Puzzle in the Pond: A Judy Bolton Mystery, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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