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Jack the runaway
Jack the runaway

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of Jack the runaway is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Frank V. Webster • Curated US English Learning Edition
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LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.
Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.
Jack stirred uneasily.
Perhaps he was dreaming.
The woman at the window heard him, and came over to the bed.
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Jack the runaway

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of Jack the runaway is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.
Line 2
Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.
/ˌɪnˈsted ðeɪ sɔː ə ruːm ˈniːtli ˈpeɪpərd ənd æt ə ˈwɪndoʊ hʌŋ wɪð waɪt ˈkɜːrtənz sæt ə jʌŋ ˈleɪdi/
Line 3
Jack stirred uneasily.
/dʒæk stɜːrd əˈniːzəli/
Line 4
Perhaps he was dreaming.
/pərˈhæps hiː wɑːz ˈdriːmɪŋ/
Line 5
The woman at the window heard him, and came over to the bed.
/ðə ˈwʊmən æt ðə ˈwɪndoʊ hɜːrd hɪm ənd keɪm ˈoʊvər tuː ðə bed/

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circus noun US /ˈsɜːrkəs/

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading “LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dreaming noun US /ˈdriːmɪŋ/

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading “Perhaps he was dreaming.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
encounter verb US /ɪnˈkaʊntər/

come together

From this reading “LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hangings noun US /ˈhæŋɡɪŋz/

plural of “hanging” — decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading “LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neatly adverb US /ˈniːtli/

with neatness

From this reading “Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
papered verb US /ˈpeɪpərd/

past form of “paper” — cover with paper

From this reading “Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
regained verb US /riˈɡeɪnd/

past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading “LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uneasily adverb US /əˈniːzəli/

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading “Jack stirred uneasily.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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young lady adjective + noun

a young female

In this reading “Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.”

54,434 times in 426,211 chapters
white curtains noun + noun counted as “white curtain”

In this reading “Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.”

637 times in 426,211 chapters
soft bed adjective + noun

In this reading “LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.”

665 times in 426,211 chapters
at a window preposition + article + noun counted as “at … window”

In this reading “Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.”

13,779 times in 426,211 chapters
came over verb + particle counted as “come over”

communicate the intended meaning or impression

In this reading “The woman at the window heard him, and came over to the bed.”

35,501 times in 426,211 chapters

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BEHINDprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The woman at the window heard him, and came over to the bed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
circusnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CONCLUSIONnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/

plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading Perhaps he was dreaming.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/

come together

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
familiaradjectiveUS /fəˈmɪljər/

well known or easily recognized

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hangingsnounUS /ˈhæŋɡɪŋz/

plural of “hanging” — decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading The woman at the window heard him, and came over to the bed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The woman at the window heard him, and came over to the bed.

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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
InsteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LEFTnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/

with neatness

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The woman at the window heard him, and came over to the bed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
paperedverbUS /ˈpeɪpərd/

past form of “paper” — cover with paper

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading Perhaps he was dreaming.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/

past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roved

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Pending verification
satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sleeping-car

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Pending verification
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading Jack stirred uneasily.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The woman at the window heard him, and came over to the bed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
uneasilyadverbUS /əˈniːzəli/

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading Jack stirred uneasily.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Perhaps he was dreaming.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading LEFT BEHIND--CONCLUSION When Jack regained his senses he found himself in a soft bed, and, as his eyes roved about they did not encounter the familiar hangings of the circus sleeping-car.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The woman at the window heard him, and came over to the bed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Instead, they saw a room neatly papered, and at a window hung with white curtains sat a young lady.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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