Chapter 6 of Jack's Two Sovereigns is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Jack's Two Sovereigns is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERE IS FATHER? “Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack. It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve. A quarter past eleven! That’s too late for all of you.”
Chapter 6 of Jack's Two Sovereigns is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading ““Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “A quarter past eleven!”
a small worthless amount
From this reading ““Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.”
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading ““Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “A quarter past eleven!”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “A quarter past eleven!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.”
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.
In this reading “That’s too late for all of you.””
In this reading “A quarter past eleven!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A quarter past eleven!
(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 That’s too late for all of you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.
being one more than ten
From this reading A quarter past eleven!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading WHERE IS FATHER?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That’s too late for all of you.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHERE IS FATHER?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading “Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That’s too late for all of you.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading A quarter past eleven!
one of four equal parts
From this reading A quarter past eleven!
express a supposition
From this reading It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s too late for all of you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.
precisely as stated
From this reading It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE IS FATHER?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It’s very late, and I don’t suppose father will be home before twelve.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Jem, you had better go to bed, and you too, Jack.
Chapter 6 of Jack's Two Sovereigns by A. S. (Annie S.) Fenn holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 6 holds 108 sentences of Jack's Two Sovereigns, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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