Chapter 18 of Jack's Ward is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Jack's Ward is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her. After an hour she was released. "Well," said the nurse, grimly, "how do you feel now?" "I want to go home," sobbed the child. "You are at home," said the woman.
Chapter 18 of Jack's Ward is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.”
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading “HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.”
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading “HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “"Well," said the nurse, grimly, "how do you feel now?"”
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading “HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.”
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.”
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading “After an hour she was released.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"I want to go home," sobbed the child.”
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 HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
later than; following
From this reading After an hour she was released.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After an hour she was released.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are at home," said the woman.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You are at home," said the woman.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "I want to go home," sobbed the child.
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well," said the nurse, grimly, "how do you feel now?"
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Well," said the nurse, grimly, "how do you feel now?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I want to go home," sobbed the child.
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "Well," said the nurse, grimly, "how do you feel now?"
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I want to go home," sobbed the child.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading After an hour she was released.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to go home," sobbed the child.
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
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 HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well," said the nurse, grimly, "how do you feel now?"
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "Well," said the nurse, grimly, "how do you feel now?"
above and across; more than
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading After an hour she was released.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said the nurse, grimly, "how do you feel now?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After an hour she was released.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "I want to go home," sobbed the child.
having a supporting base
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well," said the nurse, grimly, "how do you feel now?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to go home," sobbed the child.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to go home," sobbed the child.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After an hour she was released.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," said the nurse, grimly, "how do you feel now?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW IDA FARED We left Ida confined in a dark closet, with Peg standing guard over her.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "You are at home," said the woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," said the nurse, grimly, "how do you feel now?"
Chapter 18 of Jack's Ward by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 18 holds 129 sentences of Jack's Ward, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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