Chapter 8 of Jan and Her Job is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Jan and Her Job is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF THE DREAM She walked back rather slowly. It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache. She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out. "What are you doing?" he asked crossly. "Why are you walking in all this heat?
Chapter 8 of Jan and Her Job is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel physical pain
From this reading “It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.”
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
From this reading “It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.”
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading “She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “"Why are you walking in all this heat?”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.”
plural of “pavement” — the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading “It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.”
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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 It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
feel physical pain
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
(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 "Why are you walking in all this heat?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you doing?" he asked crossly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What are you doing?" he asked crossly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM She walked back rather slowly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
in an ill-natured manner
From this reading "What are you doing?" he asked crossly.
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "What are you doing?" he asked crossly.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM She walked back rather slowly.
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM She walked back rather slowly.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
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From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What are you doing?" he asked crossly.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading "Why are you walking in all this heat?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why are you walking in all this heat?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
and nothing more
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM She walked back rather slowly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
plural of “pavement” — the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
on the contrary
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM She walked back rather slowly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM She walked back rather slowly.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM She walked back rather slowly.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
carry out
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM She walked back rather slowly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why are you walking in all this heat?
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading THE END OF THE DREAM She walked back rather slowly.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "Why are you walking in all this heat?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a little cooler, but dusty, and the hot pavements made her feet ache.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you doing?" he asked crossly.
at the time that
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why are you walking in all this heat?
showing curiosity
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was just wondering whether she would take a gharri when a motor stopped at the curb and Peter got out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you doing?" he asked crossly.
Chapter 8 of Jan and Her Job by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker holds 96 sentences, grouped into 20 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.
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