Chapter 4 of Abroad with the Jimmies is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Abroad with the Jimmies is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said: "I don't see why we are going to Stuttgart. I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart. What's there, Jimmie? An Academy?"
Chapter 4 of Abroad with the Jimmies is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “An Academy?"”
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:”
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.”
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading “STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:”
a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)
From this reading “STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.”
a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture
From this reading “STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:”
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading An Academy?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Academy?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I don't see why we are going to Stuttgart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see why we are going to Stuttgart.
apart from; not including
From this reading I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
the act of departing
From this reading "I don't see why we are going to Stuttgart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see why we are going to Stuttgart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.
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From this reading What's there, Jimmie?
the force of workers available
From this reading I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see why we are going to Stuttgart.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.
a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading What's there, Jimmie?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading STUTTGART, NUREMBERG, AND BAYREUTH We had planned to go to Stuttgart next, but as we were nearing the town, Bee pushed up her veil and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's there, Jimmie?
which person or people
From this reading I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I don't see why we are going to Stuttgart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I never heard of it except in connection with men who 'studied' in Stuttgart.
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