Chapter 4 of Jap Herron is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Jap Herron is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ellis scowled and kicked his stool absently with his heels. "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath. "We was short of quads, and I whittled 'em off." Ellis glared at Bill's ingenuous face. "And what, pray, did you whittle to take their place?"
Chapter 4 of Jap Herron is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Ellis glared at Bill's ingenuous face.”
plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
From this reading “Ellis scowled and kicked his stool absently with his heels.”
past form of “emigrate” — leave one's country of residence for a new one
From this reading “"Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.”
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
From this reading “Ellis glared at Bill's ingenuous face.”
plural of “quad” — one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “"We was short of quads, and I whittled 'em off."”
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading “Ellis scowled and kicked his stool absently with his heels.”
English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
From this reading “"And what, pray, did you whittle to take their place?"”
past form of “whittle” — cut small bits or pare shavings from
From this reading “"We was short of quads, and I whittled 'em off."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading Ellis scowled and kicked his stool absently with his heels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ellis scowled and kicked his stool absently with his heels.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ellis glared at Bill's ingenuous face.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Ellis glared at Bill's ingenuous face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "And what, pray, did you whittle to take their place?"
plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
From this reading Ellis scowled and kicked his stool absently with his heels.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "We was short of quads, and I whittled 'em off."
past form of “emigrate” — leave one's country of residence for a new one
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Ellis glared at Bill's ingenuous face.
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading Ellis glared at Bill's ingenuous face.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Ellis scowled and kicked his stool absently with his heels.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellis scowled and kicked his stool absently with his heels.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We was short of quads, and I whittled 'em off."
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
From this reading Ellis glared at Bill's ingenuous face.
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading Ellis scowled and kicked his stool absently with his heels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We was short of quads, and I whittled 'em off."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We was short of quads, and I whittled 'em off."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "And what, pray, did you whittle to take their place?"
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "And what, pray, did you whittle to take their place?"
plural of “quad” — one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading "We was short of quads, and I whittled 'em off."
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading Ellis scowled and kicked his stool absently with his heels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "We was short of quads, and I whittled 'em off."
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading Ellis scowled and kicked his stool absently with his heels.
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
carry out
From this reading "And what, pray, did you whittle to take their place?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "And what, pray, did you whittle to take their place?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We was short of quads, and I whittled 'em off."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We was short of quads, and I whittled 'em off."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what, pray, did you whittle to take their place?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
From this reading "And what, pray, did you whittle to take their place?"
past form of “whittle” — cut small bits or pare shavings from
From this reading "We was short of quads, and I whittled 'em off."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ellis scowled and kicked his stool absently with his heels.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you explain where the colons and semicolons have emigrated to?" he asked Bill, with suppressed wrath.
Chapter 4 of Jap Herron by Mark (Spirit) [Dubious author] Twain holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 4 holds 141 sentences of Jap Herron, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Jap Herron by Mark (Spirit) [Dubious author] Twain exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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