Chapter 24 of Jack 1877 is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Jack 1877 is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEATH IN THE HOSPITAL. “Come, wake up! Visitors are here.” Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground. “Well, my boy, you had a pretty bad time last night.
Chapter 24 of Jack 1877 is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.”
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “DEATH IN THE HOSPITAL.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “Visitors are here.””
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““Come, wake up!”
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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 “Well, my boy, you had a pretty bad time last night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Visitors are here.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Well, my boy, you had a pretty bad time last night.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Well, my boy, you had a pretty bad time last night.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, wake up!
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOSPITAL.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, my boy, you had a pretty bad time last night.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Visitors are here.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOSPITAL.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOSPITAL.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
immediately past
From this reading “Well, my boy, you had a pretty bad time last night.
not in physical motion
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my boy, you had a pretty bad time last night.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Well, my boy, you had a pretty bad time last night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Well, my boy, you had a pretty bad time last night.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEATH IN THE HOSPITAL.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
a special situation
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Well, my boy, you had a pretty bad time last night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Come, wake up!
precisely as stated
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Visitors are here.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Come, wake up!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack opened his eyes, and the first thing that struck him was the curtains of the next bed,—they hung in such straight and motionless folds to the very ground.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, my boy, you had a pretty bad time last night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, my boy, you had a pretty bad time last night.
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