Chapter 21 of Black Jack is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Black Jack is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My Name's Pollard," said the older man. "Joe Pollard." "Glad to know you, sir. My name--is Terry." The other admitted this reticence with a faint smile.
Chapter 21 of Black Jack is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “The other admitted this reticence with a faint smile.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “The other admitted this reticence with a faint smile.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"Glad to know you, sir.”
possessive form of “name” — a language unit by which a person or thing is known
From this reading “"My Name's Pollard," said the older man.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “"My Name's Pollard," said the older man.”
a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
From this reading “"My Name's Pollard," said the older man.”
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
From this reading “The other admitted this reticence with a faint smile.”
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading “My name--is Terry."”
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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 The other admitted this reticence with a faint smile.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The other admitted this reticence with a faint smile.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The other admitted this reticence with a faint smile.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Glad to know you, sir.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name--is Terry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Pollard."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Glad to know you, sir.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "My Name's Pollard," said the older man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My Name's Pollard," said the older man.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My name--is Terry."
possessive form of “name” — a language unit by which a person or thing is known
From this reading "My Name's Pollard," said the older man.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading "My Name's Pollard," said the older man.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other admitted this reticence with a faint smile.
a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
From this reading "My Name's Pollard," said the older man.
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
From this reading The other admitted this reticence with a faint smile.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My Name's Pollard," said the older man.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Glad to know you, sir.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The other admitted this reticence with a faint smile.
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading My name--is Terry."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My Name's Pollard," said the older man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The other admitted this reticence with a faint smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Glad to know you, sir.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The other admitted this reticence with a faint smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Glad to know you, sir.
Chapter 21 of Black Jack by Max Brand holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 21 holds 110 sentences of Black Jack, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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