Chapter 11 of Jim Waring of Sonora-Town is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Jim Waring of Sonora-Town is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening. Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit. And because ... Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper. He had purposely waited until the Westons had gone downstairs.
Chapter 11 of Jim Waring of Sonora-Town is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading “Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.”
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From this reading “Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.”
a person who jumps
From this reading “Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper.”
a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
From this reading “Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper.”
plural of “overall” — (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
From this reading “Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper.”
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “He had purposely waited until the Westons had gone downstairs.”
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading “_Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.”
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading “Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.”
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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 _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper.
for the reason that
From this reading And because ...
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper.
recorded for broadcast
From this reading Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.
recognizable; marked
From this reading _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
on a floor below
From this reading He had purposely waited until the Westons had gone downstairs.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had purposely waited until the Westons had gone downstairs.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had purposely waited until the Westons had gone downstairs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.
a person who jumps
From this reading Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper.
young sheep
From this reading _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
From this reading Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
plural of “overall” — (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
From this reading Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper.
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading He had purposely waited until the Westons had gone downstairs.
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.
the season of growth
From this reading _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lorry appeared at the breakfast table in overalls and jumper.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Spring Lamb_ Mrs. Adams had decided to have roast spring lamb for dinner that evening.
up to a particular time
From this reading He had purposely waited until the Westons had gone downstairs.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He had purposely waited until the Westons had gone downstairs.
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From this reading He had purposely waited until the Westons had gone downstairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instead, her guests had to content themselves with canned salmon and hot biscuit.
Chapter 11 of Jim Waring of Sonora-Town by Henry Herbert Knibbs holds 339 sentences, grouped into 68 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 339 sentences of Jim Waring of Sonora-Town, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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