Chapter 7 of Joan of the Journal is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Joan of the Journal is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment. “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book. “We’ll use it to-morrow. Now, don’t fall down on this.” Tim reddened a bit at this, but he said nothing.
Chapter 7 of Joan of the Journal is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading “CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading ““Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading ““Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.”
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading ““Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading ““Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.”
vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
From this reading ““Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.”
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.
lose an upright position suddenly
In this reading “Now, don’t fall down on this.””
In this reading “CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tim reddened a bit at this, but he said nothing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Tim reddened a bit at this, but he said nothing.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tim reddened a bit at this, but he said nothing.
European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
the specified day of the month
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, don’t fall down on this.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now, don’t fall down on this.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Now, don’t fall down on this.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
a young female
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
the act of departing
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tim reddened a bit at this, but he said nothing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We’ll use it to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
take in marriage
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Tim reddened a bit at this, but he said nothing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, don’t fall down on this.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, don’t fall down on this.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading Tim reddened a bit at this, but he said nothing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Martin, get a picture of this girl that’s going to marry Judge Hudson,” Editor Nixon said over his red date book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll use it to-morrow.
the act of using
From this reading “We’ll use it to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll use it to-morrow.
at the time that
From this reading CHUB GETS AN IDEA Joan happened to be in the _Journal_ office that morning when Tim got the assignment.
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