Chapter 20 of Jess of the Rebel Trail is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Jess of the Rebel Trail is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter. It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken. The girl was all that she had imagined her daughter would be when grown up. How she longed to take her in her arms and claim her as her own!
Chapter 20 of Jess of the Rebel Trail is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.”
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “How she longed to take her in her arms and claim her as her own!”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “The girl was all that she had imagined her daughter would be when grown up.”
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading “GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.”
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “The girl was all that she had imagined her daughter would be when grown up.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “How she longed to take her in her arms and claim her as her own!”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.”
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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 It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
(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 The girl was all that she had imagined her daughter would be when grown up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How she longed to take her in her arms and claim her as her own!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading How she longed to take her in her arms and claim her as her own!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How she longed to take her in her arms and claim her as her own!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The girl was all that she had imagined her daughter would be when grown up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading How she longed to take her in her arms and claim her as her own!
a female human offspring
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
a young female
From this reading The girl was all that she had imagined her daughter would be when grown up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The girl was all that she had imagined her daughter would be when grown up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How she longed to take her in her arms and claim her as her own!
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The girl was all that she had imagined her daughter would be when grown up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How she longed to take her in her arms and claim her as her own!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading How she longed to take her in her arms and claim her as her own!
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
carry out
From this reading How she longed to take her in her arms and claim her as her own!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How she longed to take her in her arms and claim her as her own!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The girl was all that she had imagined her daughter would be when grown up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GRIMSBY'S MISSION Mrs. Hampton had not the slightest doubt but that Jess Randall was her own daughter.
at the time that
From this reading The girl was all that she had imagined her daughter would be when grown up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed like a strange dream at first from which she would suddenly awaken.
Chapter 20 of Jess of the Rebel Trail by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 20 holds 225 sentences of Jess of the Rebel Trail, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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