Chapter XXIV of The Trail of the Green Doll, “Real Magic,” is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of The Trail of the Green Doll, “Real Magic,” is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left. She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true. “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him. Is that right?” “Oh, yes!”
Chapter XXIV of The Trail of the Green Doll, “Real Magic,” is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading ““Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading ““Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.”
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In this reading “Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.”
In this reading “She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.”
In this reading ““Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
a formal public statement
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that right?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
and nothing more
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
engage in
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes!”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Is that right?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
at the time that
From this reading Judy was glad when Helen Riker slipped into the seat Penny had left.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Penny has wished for her father and now she sees a man exactly like him.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was just in time to hear the magician’s announcement that it would be real magic if he could make all the children’s wishes come true.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes!”
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