Chapter 2 of Jean Craig in New York is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Jean Craig in New York is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Something useful,” Jean answered. “I can’t bear useful things for Christmas presents. Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her. I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case. I’ve had it for months and never touched it and she’ll adore it.
Chapter 2 of Jean Craig in New York is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
love intensely
From this reading “I’ve had it for months and never touched it and she’ll adore it.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading ““Something useful,” Jean answered.”
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading “I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.”
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.”
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading ““I can’t bear useful things for Christmas presents.”
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading “Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.”
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
From this reading “Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.”
being of use or service
From this reading ““Something useful,” Jean answered.”
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 “I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.”
In this reading ““I can’t bear useful things for Christmas presents.”
In this reading “I’ve had it for months and never touched it and she’ll adore it.”
In this reading “Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
love intensely
From this reading I’ve had it for months and never touched it and she’ll adore it.
(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 Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Something useful,” Jean answered.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
have
From this reading “I can’t bear useful things for Christmas presents.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t bear useful things for Christmas presents.
an occurrence of something
From this reading I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “I can’t bear useful things for Christmas presents.
clothing in general
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
a social unit living together
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I can’t bear useful things for Christmas presents.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
the act of departing
From this reading I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I’ve had it for months and never touched it and she’ll adore it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t bear useful things for Christmas presents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve had it for months and never touched it and she’ll adore it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ve had it for months and never touched it and she’ll adore it.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Something useful,” Jean answered.
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I’ve had it for months and never touched it and she’ll adore it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading “I can’t bear useful things for Christmas presents.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve had it for months and never touched it and she’ll adore it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something useful,” Jean answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “I can’t bear useful things for Christmas presents.
up to a particular time
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m going to send her a bottle of perfume in a green leather case.
having come into contact
From this reading I’ve had it for months and never touched it and she’ll adore it.
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
being of use or service
From this reading “Something useful,” Jean answered.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Abby Tucker says she never gets any winter clothes till Christmas and then all the family unload useful things on her.
Chapter 2 of Jean Craig in New York by Kay Lyttleton holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 2 holds 437 sentences of Jean Craig in New York, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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