Chapter 4 of More Jonathan Papers is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of More Jonathan Papers is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Look at the thermometer if you don’t believe me. If it’s above forty you’re safe.” I look, and try to feel reassured. But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched. But a few days later the alarm comes again.
Chapter 4 of More Jonathan Papers is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “But a few days later the alarm comes again.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “If it’s above forty you’re safe.””
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading “I look, and try to feel reassured.”
plural of “round” — a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.”
measuring instrument for measuring temperature
From this reading “Look at the thermometer if you don’t believe me.”
still full
From this reading “But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.”
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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 But a few days later the alarm comes again.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading If it’s above forty you’re safe.”
anew
From this reading But a few days later the alarm comes again.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading But a few days later the alarm comes again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I look, and try to feel reassured.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at the thermometer if you don’t believe me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Look at the thermometer if you don’t believe me.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading But a few days later the alarm comes again.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But a few days later the alarm comes again.
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From this reading Look at the thermometer if you don’t believe me.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I look, and try to feel reassured.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But a few days later the alarm comes again.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading If it’s above forty you’re safe.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I look, and try to feel reassured.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Look at the thermometer if you don’t believe me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
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From this reading If it’s above forty you’re safe.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading But a few days later the alarm comes again.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at the thermometer if you don’t believe me.
engage in
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at the thermometer if you don’t believe me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading I look, and try to feel reassured.
plural of “round” — a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading If it’s above forty you’re safe.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Look at the thermometer if you don’t believe me.
measuring instrument for measuring temperature
From this reading Look at the thermometer if you don’t believe me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I look, and try to feel reassured.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading I look, and try to feel reassured.
up to a particular time
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
still full
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
at the time that
From this reading But I am not quite easy in my mind until next morning when, running out before breakfast, I make the rounds and find everything untouched.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Look at the thermometer if you don’t believe me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it’s above forty you’re safe.”
Chapter 4 of More Jonathan Papers by Elisabeth Woodbridge Morris holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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