Chapter 37 of Jessie Trim is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVII
Chapter 37 of Jessie Trim is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EXIT MR. GLOVER. Turk regarded me with surprise. 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said. 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
Chapter 37 of Jessie Trim is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.”
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading “EXIT MR.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “Turk regarded me with surprise.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “Turk regarded me with surprise.”
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading “Turk regarded me with surprise.”
someone who visits
From this reading “'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.”
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 “'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.”
In this reading “Turk regarded me with surprise.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading EXIT MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GLOVER.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Turk regarded me with surprise.
a form of address for a man
From this reading EXIT MR.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Turk regarded me with surprise.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Turk regarded me with surprise.
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading Turk regarded me with surprise.
precisely as stated
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
someone who visits
From this reading 'An early visitor, Chris,' he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Turk regarded me with surprise.
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes,' I answered; 'I have come on some very particular business.
Chapter 37 of Jessie Trim by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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 37 holds 89 sentences of Jessie Trim, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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