Chapter 6 of Joan of the Journal is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Joan of the Journal is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TIM’S SECOND WARNING Dummy with Tebbets of the _Star_! What could that mean, Joan wondered. “Let’s peep over,” she whispered to Chub. “Maybe we’ll get some clews.” Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.
Chapter 6 of Joan of the Journal is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the cords used to suspend a hammock
From this reading ““Maybe we’ll get some clews.””
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.”
a person who does not talk
From this reading “TIM’S SECOND WARNING Dummy with Tebbets of the _Star_!”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.”
look furtively
From this reading ““Let’s peep over,” she whispered to Chub.”
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading “Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “TIM’S SECOND WARNING Dummy with Tebbets of the _Star_!”
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 “Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.”
In this reading ““Let’s peep over,” she whispered to Chub.”
In this reading ““Maybe we’ll get some clews.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.
European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
From this reading “Let’s peep over,” she whispered to Chub.
the cords used to suspend a hammock
From this reading “Maybe we’ll get some clews.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could that mean, Joan wondered.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.
a person who does not talk
From this reading TIM’S SECOND WARNING Dummy with Tebbets of the _Star_!
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Maybe we’ll get some clews.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What could that mean, Joan wondered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s peep over,” she whispered to Chub.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe we’ll get some clews.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What could that mean, Joan wondered.
without a sound
From this reading Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TIM’S SECOND WARNING Dummy with Tebbets of the _Star_!
above and across; more than
From this reading “Let’s peep over,” she whispered to Chub.
look furtively
From this reading “Let’s peep over,” she whispered to Chub.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading TIM’S SECOND WARNING Dummy with Tebbets of the _Star_!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let’s peep over,” she whispered to Chub.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Maybe we’ll get some clews.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading TIM’S SECOND WARNING Dummy with Tebbets of the _Star_!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TIM’S SECOND WARNING Dummy with Tebbets of the _Star_!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What could that mean, Joan wondered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TIM’S SECOND WARNING Dummy with Tebbets of the _Star_!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TIM’S SECOND WARNING Dummy with Tebbets of the _Star_!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Let’s peep over,” she whispered to Chub.
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading Noiselessly, they crept to the edge of the elevation, fearful of being seen if they stood upright.
a message informing of danger
From this reading TIM’S SECOND WARNING Dummy with Tebbets of the _Star_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maybe we’ll get some clews.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could that mean, Joan wondered.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Let’s peep over,” she whispered to Chub.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TIM’S SECOND WARNING Dummy with Tebbets of the _Star_!
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading What could that mean, Joan wondered.
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