Chapter 4 of A Jolly Fellowship is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of A Jolly Fellowship is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO THE RESCUE. The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room. "Hello!" said I; "where have you been? I didn't hear you get up." "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
Chapter 4 of A Jolly Fellowship is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “"I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello!" said I; "where have you been?”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “TO THE RESCUE.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “"I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.”
deeply or completely
From this reading “"I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.”
two times
From this reading “"I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.”
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.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
aroused or activated
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Hello!" said I; "where have you been?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't hear you get up."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I didn't hear you get up."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Hello!" said I; "where have you been?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I didn't hear you get up."
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello!" said I; "where have you been?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
on one occasion
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
any of various straight muscles
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
free from harm or evil
From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hello!" said I; "where have you been?
the state of being asleep
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
deeply or completely
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
two times
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I didn't hear you get up."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Hello!" said I; "where have you been?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hello!" said I; "where have you been?
Chapter 4 of A Jolly Fellowship by Frank R. Stockton holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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