Chapter 16 of Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock. Sarah had made the bed and gone. Who could this be? At her “Come in,” Eloise entered the room. The child's face brightened questioningly.
Chapter 16 of Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Sarah had made the bed and gone.”
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “The child's face brightened questioningly.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The child's face brightened questioningly.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “At her “Come in,” Eloise entered the room.”
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “Sarah had made the bed and gone.”
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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 FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sarah had made the bed and gone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At her “Come in,” Eloise entered the room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who could this be?
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Sarah had made the bed and gone.
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading The child's face brightened questioningly.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The child's face brightened questioningly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At her “Come in,” Eloise entered the room.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who could this be?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At her “Come in,” Eloise entered the room.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading At her “Come in,” Eloise entered the room.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The child's face brightened questioningly.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Sarah had made the bed and gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sarah had made the bed and gone.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At her “Come in,” Eloise entered the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At her “Come in,” Eloise entered the room.
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.
a unit of instruction
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Sarah had made the bed and gone.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading The child's face brightened questioningly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading At her “Come in,” Eloise entered the room.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Sarah had made the bed and gone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Who could this be?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON Jewel looked up as she heard a knock.
which person or people
From this reading Who could this be?
Chapter 16 of Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life by Clara Louise Burnham holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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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