Chapter 6 of Jean Craig Grows Up is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Jean Craig Grows Up is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Judge Ellis? Billie’s grandfather?” “You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.” “Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him. And when I do meet him, I’m going to make him my friend.”
Chapter 6 of Jean Craig Grows Up is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading ““You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.””
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading ““You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.””
plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
From this reading ““Judge Ellis?”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Billie’s grandfather?””
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading ““Judge Ellis?”
come together
From this reading “And when I do meet him, I’m going to make him my friend.””
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading ““Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading ““You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.””
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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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him.
later than; following
From this reading “Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him.
(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 “Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when I do meet him, I’m going to make him my friend.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Billie’s grandfather?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him.
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.”
plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
From this reading “Judge Ellis?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And when I do meet him, I’m going to make him my friend.”
the act of departing
From this reading And when I do meet him, I’m going to make him my friend.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Billie’s grandfather?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when I do meet him, I’m going to make him my friend.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Judge Ellis?
and nothing more
From this reading “You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.”
engage in
From this reading And when I do meet him, I’m going to make him my friend.”
come together
From this reading And when I do meet him, I’m going to make him my friend.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And when I do meet him, I’m going to make him my friend.”
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when I do meet him, I’m going to make him my friend.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him.
(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 “Well, I feel as if I do, after all Rebecca has told us about him.
at the time that
From this reading And when I do meet him, I’m going to make him my friend.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You talk just as if you knew him already, Doris.”
Chapter 6 of Jean Craig Grows Up by Kay Lyttleton holds 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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 6 holds 458 sentences of Jean Craig Grows Up, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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