Chapter 11 of Jim and Wally is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Jim and Wally is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be! But I’m off to find me fortune,’ sure he says, says he.” MOIRA O’NEILL. ‟IS Mr. Linton in, Timsy?” “He is, sir.
Chapter 11 of Jim and Wally is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “But I’m off to find me fortune,’ sure he says, says he.””
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “But I’m off to find me fortune,’ sure he says, says he.””
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!”
in a northern direction
From this reading “NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!”
United States playwright (1888-1953)
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!”
term of address for a man
From this reading ““He is, sir.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “But I’m off to find me fortune,’ sure he says, says he.””
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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 NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’m off to find me fortune,’ sure he says, says he.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But I’m off to find me fortune,’ sure he says, says he.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading But I’m off to find me fortune,’ sure he says, says he.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’m off to find me fortune,’ sure he says, says he.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‟IS Mr. Linton in, Timsy?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‟IS Mr. Linton in, Timsy?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‟IS Mr. Linton in, Timsy?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I’m off to find me fortune,’ sure he says, says he.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOIRA O’NEILL.
a form of address for a man
From this reading ‟IS Mr. Linton in, Timsy?”
in a northern direction
From this reading NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!
United States playwright (1888-1953)
From this reading MOIRA O’NEILL.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But I’m off to find me fortune,’ sure he says, says he.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!
term of address for a man
From this reading “He is, sir.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading But I’m off to find me fortune,’ sure he says, says he.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‟IS Mr. Linton in, Timsy?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading NORTHWARD “Says he to all belongin’ him, ‘Now happy may ye be!
Chapter 11 of Jim and Wally by Mary Grant Bruce holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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 11 holds 240 sentences of Jim and Wally, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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