Chapter 22 of Jack and Jill is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Jack and Jill is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh dear! Only a week more, and then we must go back. Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning. “Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people. But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
Chapter 22 of Jack and Jill is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.”
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ““Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ““Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.”
an educational institution
From this reading “But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.”
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 Only a week more, and then we must go back.
anew
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only a week more, and then we must go back.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Only a week more, and then we must go back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh dear!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
divisible by two
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.
the act of giving
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Only a week more, and then we must go back.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
go away from a place
From this reading “Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Only a week more, and then we must go back.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Only a week more, and then we must go back.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh dear!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
and nothing more
From this reading Only a week more, and then we must go back.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
an educational institution
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Only a week more, and then we must go back.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Only a week more, and then we must go back.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Only a week more, and then we must go back.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm so much better I won't have to be shut up again, even if I don't go to school.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, it will be dreadful to leave Gerty and Mamie and all the nice people.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you hate the thoughts of it?” said Jack, as he was giving Jill her early walk on the beach one August morning.
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