Chapter 27 of Black Jack is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Black Jack is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning. She had left the house at dawn with her horse. "May be night before she comes back," said her father. "No telling how far she'll go. May be tomorrow before she shows up."
Chapter 27 of Black Jack is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “"May be night before she comes back," said her father.”
the first light of day
From this reading “She had left the house at dawn with her horse.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “She had left the house at dawn with her horse.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “May be tomorrow before she shows up."”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"No telling how far she'll go.”
the day after today
From this reading “May be tomorrow before she shows up."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
the first light of day
From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "No telling how far she'll go.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "No telling how far she'll go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No telling how far she'll go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
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 She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "May be night before she comes back," said her father.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No telling how far she'll go.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading May be tomorrow before she shows up."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "No telling how far she'll go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
the day after today
From this reading May be tomorrow before she shows up."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading May be tomorrow before she shows up."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no Kate at breakfast the next morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had left the house at dawn with her horse.
Chapter 27 of Black Jack by Max Brand holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 27 holds 136 sentences of Black Jack, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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