Chapter 3 of Jim Cummings is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Jim Cummings is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PINKERTON TO THE RESCUE. The next day the country knew of the robbery. Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style. JESSE JAMES OUTDONE! The Adams Express Company ROBBED OF $100,000!
Chapter 3 of Jim Cummings is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “The Adams Express Company ROBBED OF $100,000!”
written or drawn or engraved
From this reading “Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.”
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.”
inflected form of “outdo” — be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading “JESSE JAMES OUTDONE!”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “PINKERTON TO THE RESCUE.”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “The Adams Express Company ROBBED OF $100,000!”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “The next day the country knew of the robbery.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.”
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From this reading The Adams Express Company ROBBED OF $100,000!
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading The Adams Express Company ROBBED OF $100,000!
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The Adams Express Company ROBBED OF $100,000!
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The next day the country knew of the robbery.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day the country knew of the robbery.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
give expression to
From this reading The Adams Express Company ROBBED OF $100,000!
written or drawn or engraved
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading JESSE JAMES OUTDONE!
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From this reading JESSE JAMES OUTDONE!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The next day the country knew of the robbery.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day the country knew of the robbery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day the country knew of the robbery.
inflected form of “outdo” — be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading JESSE JAMES OUTDONE!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PINKERTON TO THE RESCUE.
free from harm or evil
From this reading PINKERTON TO THE RESCUE.
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading The Adams Express Company ROBBED OF $100,000!
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading The next day the country knew of the robbery.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Newspapers in every city had huge head lines, telling the story in the most graphic style.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PINKERTON TO THE RESCUE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PINKERTON TO THE RESCUE.
Chapter 3 of Jim Cummings by A. Frank Pinkerton holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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.
Chapter 3 holds 68 sentences of Jim Cummings, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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