Chapter 5 of Jack Hardy is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Jack Hardy is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!" Jack laughed. It was only the Frenchman after all! His fear that it might be a smuggler was groundless. "Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.
Chapter 5 of Jack Hardy is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading “"Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “"Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “It was only the Frenchman after all!”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “"Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.”
without a basis in reason or fact
From this reading “His fear that it might be a smuggler was groundless.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"”
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “His fear that it might be a smuggler was groundless.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “"Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.”
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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 His fear that it might be a smuggler was groundless.
later than; following
From this reading It was only the Frenchman after all!
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
(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 It was only the Frenchman after all!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His fear that it might be a smuggler was groundless.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.
in a perplexed manner
From this reading "Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading "Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading His fear that it might be a smuggler was groundless.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.
a person of French nationality
From this reading It was only the Frenchman after all!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.
without a basis in reason or fact
From this reading His fear that it might be a smuggler was groundless.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only the Frenchman after all!
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Jack laughed.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His fear that it might be a smuggler was groundless.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
and nothing more
From this reading It was only the Frenchman after all!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading His fear that it might be a smuggler was groundless.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His fear that it might be a smuggler was groundless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was only the Frenchman after all!
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only the Frenchman after all!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; I’m too black for a ghost; ’tis a confoundedly dirty place, Monsieur.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur Jack!" said De Fronsac, with his agreeable smile; "I see you!"
Chapter 5 of Jack Hardy by Herbert Strang holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 5 holds 427 sentences of Jack Hardy, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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