Chapter 1 of Junior is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Junior is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater. "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo. "Strayed off again--the young idiot! If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...." Pater let the sentence hang blackly.
Chapter 1 of Junior is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading “_All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “_All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.”
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading “_All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.”
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading “"_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.”
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading “_All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.”
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading “"_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.”
past form of “squeak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading “"_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.”
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “"Strayed off again--the young idiot!”
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 “_All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.”
In this reading “"Strayed off again--the young idiot!”
In this reading “"Strayed off again--the young idiot!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.
anew
From this reading "Strayed off again--the young idiot!
(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 _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pater let the sentence hang blackly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
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 _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
to say again or imitate
From this reading "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
the act of departing
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Pater let the sentence hang blackly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading "Strayed off again--the young idiot!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Pater let the sentence hang blackly.
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Strayed off again--the young idiot!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Pater let the sentence hang blackly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
past form of “squeak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading "Strayed off again--the young idiot!
doomed to extinction
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Strayed off again--the young idiot!
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
Chapter 1 of Junior by Robert Abernathy holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 1 holds 192 sentences of Junior, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Junior by Robert Abernathy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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