Chapter 18 of Jap Herron is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Jap Herron is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk. "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly. "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page." "They're back from the city," Bill said uneasily. "I saw them coming from the train.
Chapter 18 of Jap Herron is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 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.
quickly and without warning
From this reading “"I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"They're back from the city," Bill said uneasily.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.”
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
From this reading “Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “"Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."”
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “"They're back from the city," Bill said uneasily.”
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.
In this reading “"Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."”
In this reading “Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.”
In this reading “"They're back from the city," Bill said uneasily.”
In this reading “"Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."”
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.
quickly and without warning
From this reading "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "They're back from the city," Bill said uneasily.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "They're back from the city," Bill said uneasily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "They're back from the city," Bill said uneasily.
rid of obstructions
From this reading "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I saw them coming from the train.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "They're back from the city," Bill said uneasily.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
From this reading Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I saw them coming from the train.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I saw them coming from the train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're back from the city," Bill said uneasily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I can't get my thoughts running clear this morning," he said abruptly.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Jap threw his pencil impatiently on the desk.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
create by training and teaching
From this reading "I saw them coming from the train.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "They're back from the city," Bill said uneasily.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
produce a literary work
From this reading "Every time I try to write, the pale face of little J. W. comes between me and the page."
Chapter 18 of Jap Herron by Mark (Spirit) [Dubious author] Twain holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 18 holds 135 sentences of Jap Herron, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Jap Herron by Mark (Spirit) [Dubious author] Twain exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
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