Chapter 1 of Jason, Son of Jason is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Jason, Son of Jason is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died. I rose. The thing was no surprise. I had known it was going to happen. No. 27 had told me so himself.
Chapter 1 of Jason, Son of Jason is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.”
come to pass
From this reading “I had known it was going to happen.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “I had known it was going to happen.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “I rose.”
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading “It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “The thing was no surprise.”
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From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
the act of departing
From this reading I had known it was going to happen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
come to pass
From this reading I had known it was going to happen.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading No. 27 had told me so himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rose.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I had known it was going to happen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
not any; not one
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading I rose.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No. 27 had told me so himself.
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The thing was no surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
a special situation
From this reading The thing was no surprise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had known it was going to happen.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
at the time that
From this reading It was midnight when the night superintendent called and told me No. 27 had died.
Chapter 1 of Jason, Son of Jason by J. U. (John Ulrich) Giesy holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 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 376 sentences of Jason, Son of Jason, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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