Chapter 5 of Jill's Red Bag is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Jill's Red Bag is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs. "Why are you going?" "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?" Captain Willoughby's tone was distinctly irritable. "You needn't be waxy," said Jack cheekily.
Chapter 5 of Jill's Red Bag is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.”
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading “Captain Willoughby's tone was distinctly irritable.”
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading “Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.”
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading “Captain Willoughby's tone was distinctly irritable.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “"You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"”
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading “Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.”
made of or covered with wax
From this reading “"You needn't be waxy," said Jack cheekily.”
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go upward with gradual or continuous progress
In this reading “Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.”
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(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 "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why are you going?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You needn't be waxy," said Jack cheekily.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Willoughby's tone was distinctly irritable.
in a brash cheeky manner
From this reading "You needn't be waxy," said Jack cheekily.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading Captain Willoughby's tone was distinctly irritable.
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
the act of departing
From this reading "Why are you going?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading Captain Willoughby's tone was distinctly irritable.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
staying power
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You needn't be waxy," said Jack cheekily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You needn't be waxy," said Jack cheekily.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You didn't really think I had taken up my quarters here for good and all, did you?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Captain Willoughby's tone was distinctly irritable.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Willoughby's tone was distinctly irritable.
made of or covered with wax
From this reading "You needn't be waxy," said Jack cheekily.
in or at the place that
From this reading Jack edged himself in, and climbed up to the iron foot-rail of the bed, where he sat swinging his legs.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why are you going?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Willoughby's tone was distinctly irritable.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why are you going?"
Chapter 5 of Jill's Red Bag by Alfred E. (Alfred Edward), Sir [Illustrator] Pease holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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