Chapter 6 of Juju is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 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 Juju is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FORM THAT CREPT. Again we searched the house from top to bottom. Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny. Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so. In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
Chapter 6 of Juju is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.”
tired of the world
From this reading “In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.”
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading “Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.”
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading “Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.”
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading “Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Again we searched the house from top to bottom.”
past form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading “Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.”
a room in which things are stored
From this reading “Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.”
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.
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In this reading “In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.”
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading “Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.”
In this reading “Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.”
In this reading “In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.”
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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 Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
later than; following
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
anew
From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
any thing at all
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
tired of the world
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading THE FORM THAT CREPT.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
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From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading THE FORM THAT CREPT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
a particular point in time
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
past form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
a room in which things are stored
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FORM THAT CREPT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FORM THAT CREPT.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
Chapter 6 of Juju by Murray Leinster holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 6 holds 205 sentences of Juju, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Juju by Murray Leinster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 205 sentences, grouped into 41 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 162 minutes of reading across 390 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Juju, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
