Chapter 7 of A high wind in Jamaica is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of A high wind in Jamaica is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘No,’ said Otto: ‘--Well, some day, perhaps.’ ‘Are they all going, or only us two?’ ‘Why, all of you, of course!’ ‘Oh. I didn’t know.’
Chapter 7 of A high wind in Jamaica is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “‘Why, all of you, of course!’”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “‘No,’ said Otto: ‘--Well, some day, perhaps.’”
the act of departing
From this reading “‘Are they all going, or only us two?’”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I didn’t know.’”
and nothing more
From this reading “‘Are they all going, or only us two?’”
by chance
From this reading “‘No,’ said Otto: ‘--Well, some day, perhaps.’”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “‘Are they all going, or only us two?’”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “‘No,’ said Otto: ‘--Well, some day, perhaps.’”
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as might be expected
In this reading “‘Why, all of you, of course!’”
In this reading “‘No,’ said Otto: ‘--Well, some day, perhaps.’”
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(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 ‘Are they all going, or only us two?’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Are they all going, or only us two?’
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading ‘Why, all of you, of course!’
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘No,’ said Otto: ‘--Well, some day, perhaps.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t know.’
the act of departing
From this reading ‘Are they all going, or only us two?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t know.’
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn’t know.’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No,’ said Otto: ‘--Well, some day, perhaps.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Why, all of you, of course!’
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh.
and nothing more
From this reading ‘Are they all going, or only us two?’
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Are they all going, or only us two?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No,’ said Otto: ‘--Well, some day, perhaps.’
by chance
From this reading ‘No,’ said Otto: ‘--Well, some day, perhaps.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘No,’ said Otto: ‘--Well, some day, perhaps.’
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ‘No,’ said Otto: ‘--Well, some day, perhaps.’
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Are they all going, or only us two?’
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ‘Are they all going, or only us two?’
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Are they all going, or only us two?’
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ‘No,’ said Otto: ‘--Well, some day, perhaps.’
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ‘Why, all of you, of course!’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Why, all of you, of course!’
Chapter 7 of A high wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 7 holds 428 sentences of A high wind in Jamaica, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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