Chapter 10 of Jack Tier is here in full — 544 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Jack Tier is here in full — 544 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound? _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny. _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts. _Evans._ Seven hundred pounds, and possibilities, is good gifts. Shakspeare.
Chapter 10 of Jack Tier is here in full — 544 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
a woman of refinement
From this reading “_Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.”
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading “_Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “_Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.”
a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
From this reading “_Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.”
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading “_Evans._ Seven hundred pounds, and possibilities, is good gifts.”
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “_Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?”
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
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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 _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
a woman of refinement
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
ten 10s
From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
go away from a place
From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
engage in
From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
From this reading _Evans._ Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading _Evans._ Seven hundred pounds, and possibilities, is good gifts.
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading _Evans._ Seven hundred pounds, and possibilities, is good gifts.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shakspeare.
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading _Shallow._ Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _Shallow._ I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
Chapter 10 of Jack Tier by James Fenimore Cooper holds 544 sentences, grouped into 109 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 10 holds 544 sentences of Jack Tier, unabridged, divided into 109 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Jack Tier by James Fenimore Cooper exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 544 sentences, grouped into 109 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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