Chapter 1 of Jim Mortimer is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Jim Mortimer is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "J. O. JONES," "TALES OF GREYHOUSE," ETC. I. Introducing Jim II. Over the Telephone III. Koko Reports Progress IV. A Handmaid to Mercury V. Jim Rejoices VI.
Chapter 1 of Jim Mortimer is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "J. O. JONES," "TALES OF GREYHOUSE," ETC.”
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “I. Introducing Jim II.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "J. O. JONES," "TALES OF GREYHOUSE," ETC.”
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
From this reading “A Handmaid to Mercury V. Jim Rejoices VI.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “Koko Reports Progress IV.”
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading “Koko Reports Progress IV.”
plural of “tale” — 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 “AUTHOR OF "J. O. JONES," "TALES OF GREYHOUSE," ETC.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Over the Telephone III.”
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 “Koko Reports Progress IV.”
In this reading “Over the Telephone III.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A Handmaid to Mercury V. Jim Rejoices VI.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "J. O. JONES," "TALES OF GREYHOUSE," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "J. O. JONES," "TALES OF GREYHOUSE," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "J. O. JONES," "TALES OF GREYHOUSE," ETC.
in a subordinate position
From this reading A Handmaid to Mercury V. Jim Rejoices VI.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Introducing Jim II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. Introducing Jim II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Over the Telephone III.
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading I. Introducing Jim II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Koko Reports Progress IV.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading AUTHOR OF "J. O. JONES," "TALES OF GREYHOUSE," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I. Introducing Jim II.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "J. O. JONES," "TALES OF GREYHOUSE," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Koko Reports Progress IV.
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
From this reading A Handmaid to Mercury V. Jim Rejoices VI.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading AUTHOR OF "J. O. JONES," "TALES OF GREYHOUSE," ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "J. O. JONES," "TALES OF GREYHOUSE," ETC.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the Telephone III.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Koko Reports Progress IV.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Handmaid to Mercury V. Jim Rejoices VI.
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading Koko Reports Progress IV.
plural of “tale” — 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 AUTHOR OF "J. O. JONES," "TALES OF GREYHOUSE," ETC.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Over the Telephone III.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over the Telephone III.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Handmaid to Mercury V. Jim Rejoices VI.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading A Handmaid to Mercury V. Jim Rejoices VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading A Handmaid to Mercury V. Jim Rejoices VI.
Chapter 1 of Jim Mortimer by R. S. Warren (Robert Stanley Warren) Bell holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 1 holds 441 sentences of Jim Mortimer, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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