Chapter 17 of Cloudy Jewel is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of Cloudy Jewel is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The day when college opened was a great day. The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering. "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up. I'll see that you get straightened out. If you and Jane Bristol could only get together, you could help each other a lot.
Chapter 17 of Cloudy Jewel is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading “If you and Jane Bristol could only get together, you could help each other a lot.”
enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
From this reading “The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “"Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.”
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading “The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.”
-ing form of “register” — record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading “The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.”
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading “I'll see that you get straightened out.”
caught or fixed
From this reading “"Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.”
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settle or put right
In this reading “I'll see that you get straightened out.”
a small informal social gathering
In this reading “If you and Jane Bristol could only get together, you could help each other a lot.”
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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 day when college opened was a great day.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
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From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
any thing at all
From this reading "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading If you and Jane Bristol could only get together, you could help each other a lot.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading The day when college opened was a great day.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day when college opened was a great day.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading If you and Jane Bristol could only get together, you could help each other a lot.
take in solid food
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The day when college opened was a great day.
only a very short time before
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading If you and Jane Bristol could only get together, you could help each other a lot.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll see that you get straightened out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you and Jane Bristol could only get together, you could help each other a lot.
and nothing more
From this reading "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading If you and Jane Bristol could only get together, you could help each other a lot.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.
and nothing more
From this reading If you and Jane Bristol could only get together, you could help each other a lot.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The day when college opened was a great day.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If you and Jane Bristol could only get together, you could help each other a lot.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'll see that you get straightened out.
-ing form of “register” — record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading The children could hardly eat any breakfast, and Allison gave Leslie a great many edifying instructions about registering.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'll see that you get straightened out.
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading I'll see that you get straightened out.
caught or fixed
From this reading "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll see that you get straightened out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day when college opened was a great day.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading If you and Jane Bristol could only get together, you could help each other a lot.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day when college opened was a great day.
at the time that
From this reading The day when college opened was a great day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, kid, if you get stuck for anything, just you hunt me up.
Chapter 17 of Cloudy Jewel by Grace Livingston Hill holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 17 holds 185 sentences of Cloudy Jewel, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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