Chapter 13 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning. Though his bed was hard, he slept well, for he was fatigued. He stretched himself and sat up on his pallet. It is needless to say that he had not undressed. Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
Chapter 13 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “Though his bed was hard, he slept well, for he was fatigued.”
United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)
From this reading “Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.”
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading “It is needless to say that he had not undressed.”
the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
From this reading “He stretched himself and sat up on his pallet.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “He stretched himself and sat up on his pallet.”
of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
From this reading “It is needless to say that he had not undressed.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stretched himself and sat up on his pallet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Though his bed was hard, he slept well, for he was fatigued.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.
apart from; not including
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Though his bed was hard, he slept well, for he was fatigued.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though his bed was hard, he slept well, for he was fatigued.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is needless to say that he had not undressed.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Though his bed was hard, he slept well, for he was fatigued.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though his bed was hard, he slept well, for he was fatigued.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He stretched himself and sat up on his pallet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though his bed was hard, he slept well, for he was fatigued.
United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is needless to say that he had not undressed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is needless to say that he had not undressed.
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From this reading JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.
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From this reading JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
the force of workers available
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading It is needless to say that he had not undressed.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is needless to say that he had not undressed.
according to the clock
From this reading JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stretched himself and sat up on his pallet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
From this reading He stretched himself and sat up on his pallet.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He stretched himself and sat up on his pallet.
express in words
From this reading It is needless to say that he had not undressed.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Though his bed was hard, he slept well, for he was fatigued.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading He stretched himself and sat up on his pallet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is needless to say that he had not undressed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though his bed was hard, he slept well, for he was fatigued.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is needless to say that he had not undressed.
of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
From this reading It is needless to say that he had not undressed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though his bed was hard, he slept well, for he was fatigued.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Though his bed was hard, he slept well, for he was fatigued.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three or four men were lying near him, all fast asleep except one, and that one he recognized as Henry Hogan.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading JOE’S SECOND DAY Joe woke up at seven o’clock the next morning.
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