Chapter 23 of Just Gerry is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Just Gerry is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground. Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose. "I say! I am sorry," said Alice in contrition. "I suppose I ought not to have hit so hard, really.
Chapter 23 of Just Gerry is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the action of accomplishing something
From this reading “Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.”
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
From this reading “I am sorry," said Alice in contrition.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"I suppose I ought not to have hit so hard, really.”
a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
From this reading “THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.”
plural of “senior” — an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
From this reading “Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.”
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 “Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.”
In this reading “Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sorry," said Alice in contrition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
From this reading I am sorry," said Alice in contrition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
a person of German nationality
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
a young female
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "I suppose I ought not to have hit so hard, really.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I suppose I ought not to have hit so hard, really.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "I suppose I ought not to have hit so hard, really.
a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am sorry," said Alice in contrition.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I suppose I ought not to have hit so hard, really.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I suppose I ought not to have hit so hard, really.
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I suppose I ought not to have hit so hard, really.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
express in words
From this reading "I say!
plural of “senior” — an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I suppose I ought not to have hit so hard, really.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am sorry," said Alice in contrition.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose I ought not to have hit so hard, really.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PLUCK OF GERMAN GERRY The head girl and her companion were joined by Monica Deane and Alice Metcalfe as they left the hockey ground.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Both the seniors said nice things to Gerry about her great achievement and condoled with her upon the injury to her nose.
Chapter 23 of Just Gerry by Christine Chaundler holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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