Chapter 5 of Jerry's Charge Account is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Jerry's Charge Account is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jerry liked the idea. He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go. "Fine. Hope you can go. I'll be glad of your company," said Mr. Bullfinch.
Chapter 5 of Jerry's Charge Account is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “I'll be glad of your company," said Mr. Bullfinch.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"Fine.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I'll be glad of your company," said Mr. Bullfinch.”
plural of “grocery” — a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading “He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Hope you can go.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Jerry liked the idea.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry liked the idea.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “Jerry liked the idea.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)
From this reading I'll be glad of your company," said Mr. Bullfinch.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Hope you can go.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I'll be glad of your company," said Mr. Bullfinch.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Fine.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'll be glad of your company," said Mr. Bullfinch.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
plural of “grocery” — a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hope you can go.
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From this reading I'll be glad of your company," said Mr. Bullfinch.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Jerry liked the idea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry liked the idea.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Jerry liked the idea.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I'll be glad of your company," said Mr. Bullfinch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'll be glad of your company," said Mr. Bullfinch.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
in the near future
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerry liked the idea.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said he would be right back as soon as he took the groceries home and asked his mother if he could go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hope you can go.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll be glad of your company," said Mr. Bullfinch.
Chapter 5 of Jerry's Charge Account by Hazel Hutchins Wilson holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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