Chapter 18 of Jacob Faithful is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Jacob Faithful is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good heavens! Tom! are you back? then you must have deserted." "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock. I hardly need say that I am done up. Let me have something to drink, Jacob, pray."
Chapter 18 of Jacob Faithful is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Tom! are you back? then you must have deserted."”
being one more than seven
From this reading “"Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “"Good heavens!”
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “Let me have something to drink, Jacob, pray."”
according to the clock
From this reading “"Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.”
a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
From this reading “"Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.”
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading “"Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.”
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading “"Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.”
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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 "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I hardly need say that I am done up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tom! are you back? then you must have deserted."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Tom! are you back? then you must have deserted."
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Tom! are you back? then you must have deserted."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I hardly need say that I am done up.
take in liquids
From this reading Let me have something to drink, Jacob, pray."
being one more than seven
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good heavens!
only a very short time before
From this reading I hardly need say that I am done up.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tom! are you back? then you must have deserted."
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading "Good heavens!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading Let me have something to drink, Jacob, pray."
immediately past
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me have something to drink, Jacob, pray."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me have something to drink, Jacob, pray."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Tom! are you back? then you must have deserted."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I hardly need say that I am done up.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
according to the clock
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Let me have something to drink, Jacob, pray."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
express in words
From this reading I hardly need say that I am done up.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Let me have something to drink, Jacob, pray."
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hardly need say that I am done up.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Tom! are you back? then you must have deserted."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
male cat
From this reading Tom! are you back? then you must have deserted."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I hardly need say that I am done up.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very true," replied Tom, sinking on a chair, "I swam on shore last night, and have made from Portsmouth to here since eight o'clock.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tom! are you back? then you must have deserted."
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