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Chapter 10 of The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon, and Other Humorous Tales is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume. "Nice li'l' monkey," he said affably. "Not a monkey!" denied Jake indignantly. "Wad are you? S-s-schimpaz-z-ze-e-e?"
Chapter 10 of The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon, and Other Humorous Tales is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an affable manner
From this reading “"Nice li'l' monkey," he said affably.”
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading “He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “"Not a monkey!" denied Jake indignantly.”
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “"Nice li'l' monkey," he said affably.”
in a playful manner
From this reading “He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading “He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.”
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
From this reading “He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.”
compress into a wad
From this reading “"Wad are you?”
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.
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
in an affable manner
From this reading "Nice li'l' monkey," he said affably.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Wad are you?
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading "Not a monkey!" denied Jake indignantly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
in an indignant manner
From this reading "Not a monkey!" denied Jake indignantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nice li'l' monkey," he said affably.
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading "Nice li'l' monkey," he said affably.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Nice li'l' monkey," he said affably.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a monkey!" denied Jake indignantly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
in a playful manner
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S-s-schimpaz-z-ze-e-e?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nice li'l' monkey," he said affably.
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He beamed upon Jake, and playfully plucked a tuft of hair from his costume.
compress into a wad
From this reading "Wad are you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wad are you?
Chapter 10 of The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon, and Other Humorous Tales by Richard Edward Connell holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 10 holds 420 sentences of The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon, and Other Humorous Tales, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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