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Jean of the Lazy A

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!
This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.
You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.
How is Lite, anyway?"
If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Jean of the Lazy A

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Jean of the Lazy A is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!
/dʒiːn miːts wʌn ˈkraɪsəs ənd kənˈfrʌnts əˈnʌðər wel seɪ/
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This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.
Line 3
You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.
Line 4
How is Lite, anyway?"
Line 5
If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

Learner Dictionary

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.

anyway adverb US /ˈeniweɪ/

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading “How is Lite, anyway?"”

confronts verb US /kənˈfrʌnts/

third-person singular of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition

From this reading “JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!”

crisis noun US /ˈkraɪsəs/

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

From this reading “JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!”

embarrassment noun US /ɪmˈberəsmənt/

the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

From this reading “If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.”

jean noun US /dʒiːn/

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading “JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!”

Lite adjective US /laɪt/

having relatively few calories

From this reading “You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.”

meets noun US /miːts/

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading “JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!”

stroll noun US /stroʊl/

a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

From this reading “You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!

ANOTHERdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

anywayadverbUS /ˈeniweɪ/

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading How is Lite, anyway?"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

CONFRONTSverbUS /kənˈfrʌnts/

third-person singular of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition

From this reading JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!

CRISISnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

From this reading JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!

embarrassmentnounUS /ɪmˈberəsmənt/

the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

hitverbUS /hɪt/

cause to move by striking

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How is Lite, anyway?"

I'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

JEANnounUS /dʒiːn/

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

LiteadjectiveUS /laɪt/

having relatively few calories

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

MEETSnounUS /miːts/

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

moving-pictures

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!

Osgood

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

Palacia

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

ridingnounUS /ˈraɪdɪŋ/

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

signnounUS /saɪn/

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading If Art Osgood felt any embarrassment over meeting her, he certainly gave no sign of it.

somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/

a person, without saying who

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

strollnounUS /stroʊl/

a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

Teatro

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(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 JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER "Well, say!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading You sure are making a hit with those moving-pictures; made me feel like I'd met somebody from home to stroll in there and see you and Lite come riding up, large as life.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading This is like seeing you walk out of that picture that's running at the Teatro Palacia.

Chapter 22 of Jean of the Lazy A by B. M. Bower holds 300 sentences, grouped into 60 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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