Chapter 1 of Jamieson is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Jamieson is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match! They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin. Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago. The rich man died. His heirs sold it.
Chapter 1 of Jamieson is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.”
a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
From this reading “A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!”
plural of “heir” — a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
From this reading “His heirs sold it.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!”
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading “Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.”
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “His heirs sold it.”
a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
From this reading “They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.”
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.
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In this reading “Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.”
a man who is wealthy
In this reading “Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.”
In this reading “They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.”
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 Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
next to; at the side of
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The rich man died.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
plural of “heir” — a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
From this reading His heirs sold it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His heirs sold it.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
on one occasion
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
possessing material wealth
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading His heirs sold it.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
in or at that place or location
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
Chapter 1 of Jamieson by William R. Doede holds 467 sentences, grouped into 94 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 1 holds 467 sentences of Jamieson, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Jamieson by William R. Doede exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 467 sentences, grouped into 94 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.
Work through the 94 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Jamieson, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
