Chapter 8 of Cinderella Jane is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Cinderella Jane is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket. "What are you doing here?" he demanded finally. "I'm going north with you. I told you I would." "Get up and get your clothes on this minute," he ordered peremptorily.
Chapter 8 of Cinderella Jane is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading “Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.”
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading “Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"What are you doing here?" he demanded finally.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “"What are you doing here?" he demanded finally.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “"Get up and get your clothes on this minute," he ordered peremptorily.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “"Get up and get your clothes on this minute," he ordered peremptorily.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.
a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you doing here?" he demanded finally.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.
clothing in general
From this reading "Get up and get your clothes on this minute," he ordered peremptorily.
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "What are you doing here?" he demanded finally.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "What are you doing here?" he demanded finally.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading "What are you doing here?" he demanded finally.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get up and get your clothes on this minute," he ordered peremptorily.
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm going north with you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What are you doing here?" he demanded finally.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What are you doing here?" he demanded finally.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told you I would."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going north with you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Get up and get your clothes on this minute," he ordered peremptorily.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "I'm going north with you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Get up and get your clothes on this minute," he ordered peremptorily.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "Get up and get your clothes on this minute," he ordered peremptorily.
in an imperative and commanding manner
From this reading "Get up and get your clothes on this minute," he ordered peremptorily.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerry stood a second in the aisle, speechless, and stared at the Cricket.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Get up and get your clothes on this minute," he ordered peremptorily.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told you I would."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Get up and get your clothes on this minute," he ordered peremptorily.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you doing here?" he demanded finally.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'm going north with you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I told you I would."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you doing here?" he demanded finally.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Get up and get your clothes on this minute," he ordered peremptorily.
Chapter 8 of Cinderella Jane by Marjorie Benton Cooke holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 8 holds 234 sentences of Cinderella Jane, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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