Chapter 10 of Jack Carstairs of the power house is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Jack Carstairs of the power house is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville. Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it. "Sorry to leave the old place, Jack?" "Er--yes. Nothing touches this place for me."
Chapter 10 of Jack Carstairs of the power house is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it.”
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading “Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"Sorry to leave the old place, Jack?"”
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading “Nothing touches this place for me."”
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In this reading “Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it.”
In this reading “"Sorry to leave the old place, Jack?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "Er--yes.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
go away from a place
From this reading "Sorry to leave the old place, Jack?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing touches this place for me."
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing touches this place for me."
being perceived or observed
From this reading Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Sorry to leave the old place, Jack?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Sorry to leave the old place, Jack?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it.
a male human offspring
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Sorry to leave the old place, Jack?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early on the Monday morning the Reverend Hugh and his son Jack entrained for Southville.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nothing touches this place for me."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sorry to leave the old place, Jack?"
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading Nothing touches this place for me."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jack was pre-occupied with some deep thought, and his father noticed it.
an affirmative
From this reading "Er--yes.
Chapter 10 of Jack Carstairs of the power house by Sydney Sandys holds 521 sentences, grouped into 105 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.
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