Chapter 5 of Jess is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Jess is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh. “I don’t think you can have a happy mind.” She looked up. “A happy mind?” she said. “Who _can_ have a happy mind?
Chapter 5 of Jess is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading “THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading ““I don’t think you can have a happy mind.””
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.”
a human being
From this reading “THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.”
in the near future
From this reading “THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I don’t think you can have a happy mind.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think you can have a happy mind.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I don’t think you can have a happy mind.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I don’t think you can have a happy mind.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t think you can have a happy mind.”
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From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked up.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I don’t think you can have a happy mind.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
not divisible by two
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
a human being
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
in the near future
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I don’t think you can have a happy mind.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She looked up.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
which person or people
From this reading “Who _can_ have a happy mind?
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE STORM BREAKS “Do you know, you are a very odd person, Miss Jess,” John said presently, with a little laugh.
Chapter 5 of Jess by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
Chapter 5 holds 165 sentences of Jess, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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