Chapter 25 of Jane Allen, Center is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Jane Allen, Center is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Whoopee! Red Head! My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game. Now let the Breslins beware!” “Are you sure, Judith, it is entirely well?
Chapter 25 of Jane Allen, Center is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading “My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.”
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading “Now let the Breslins beware!””
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading ““Are you sure, Judith, it is entirely well?”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading ““Are you sure, Judith, it is entirely well?”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Red Head!”
noisy and boisterous revelry
From this reading ““Whoopee!”
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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large animals that are hunted for sport
In this reading “My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you sure, Judith, it is entirely well?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading Now let the Breslins beware!”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now let the Breslins beware!”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “Are you sure, Judith, it is entirely well?
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
the act of departing
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Red Head!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Are you sure, Judith, it is entirely well?
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “Are you sure, Judith, it is entirely well?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now let the Breslins beware!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now let the Breslins beware!”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Red Head!
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Are you sure, Judith, it is entirely well?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My ankle is as good as new, and I am going to be in the big game.
(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 “Are you sure, Judith, it is entirely well?
noisy and boisterous revelry
From this reading “Whoopee!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you sure, Judith, it is entirely well?
Chapter 25 of Jane Allen, Center by Edith Bancroft holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 25 holds 213 sentences of Jane Allen, Center, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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