Chapter 4 of Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail (The Funny Monkey Boys) is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail (The Funny Monkey Boys) is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Two monkeys!" exclaimed her mamma. "You must be mistaken. You mean a man with a monkey." "No, really, mamma!" cried the little girl. "Come and see."
Chapter 4 of Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail (The Funny Monkey Boys) is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"No, really, mamma!" cried the little girl.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Two monkeys!" exclaimed her mamma.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"Two monkeys!" exclaimed her mamma.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean a man with a monkey."”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “"You must be mistaken.”
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “You mean a man with a monkey."”
plural of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “"Two monkeys!" exclaimed her mamma.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"No, really, mamma!" cried the little girl.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a youthful female person
In this reading “"No, really, mamma!" cried the little girl.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You mean a man with a monkey."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come and see."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You must be mistaken.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come and see."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "No, really, mamma!" cried the little girl.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Two monkeys!" exclaimed her mamma.
a young female
From this reading "No, really, mamma!" cried the little girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Two monkeys!" exclaimed her mamma.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "No, really, mamma!" cried the little girl.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Two monkeys!" exclaimed her mamma.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You mean a man with a monkey."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading You mean a man with a monkey."
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading "You must be mistaken.
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading You mean a man with a monkey."
plural of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading "Two monkeys!" exclaimed her mamma.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must be mistaken.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, really, mamma!" cried the little girl.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "No, really, mamma!" cried the little girl.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Come and see."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, really, mamma!" cried the little girl.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Two monkeys!" exclaimed her mamma.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You mean a man with a monkey."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must be mistaken.
Chapter 4 of Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail (The Funny Monkey Boys) by Howard Roger Garis holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 4 holds 445 sentences of Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail (The Funny Monkey Boys), unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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