Chapter 5 of Raspberry Jam is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Raspberry Jam is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Don’t you call her ‘that Desternay woman’!” “I’ll call her what I please! And without asking your permission, either. And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!” “Nothing of the sort!
Chapter 5 of Raspberry Jam is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “And without asking your permission, either.”
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!””
one or the other of two
From this reading “And without asking your permission, either.”
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading “And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!””
approval to do something
From this reading “And without asking your permission, either.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!””
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““I’ll call her what I please!”
almost; nearly
From this reading “And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And without asking your permission, either.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading And without asking your permission, either.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!”
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Don’t you call her ‘that Desternay woman’!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you call her ‘that Desternay woman’!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you call her ‘that Desternay woman’!”
one or the other of two
From this reading And without asking your permission, either.
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t you call her ‘that Desternay woman’!”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’ll call her what I please!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll call her what I please!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing of the sort!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Nothing of the sort!
approval to do something
From this reading And without asking your permission, either.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “I’ll call her what I please!
almost; nearly
From this reading And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Nothing of the sort!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Don’t you call her ‘that Desternay woman’!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Nothing of the sort!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I’ll call her what I please!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And without asking your permission, either.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Don’t you call her ‘that Desternay woman’!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I won’t have my wife playing bridge at what is practically a gambling house!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you call her ‘that Desternay woman’!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And without asking your permission, either.
Chapter 5 of Raspberry Jam by Carolyn Wells holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 246 sentences of Raspberry Jam, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Raspberry Jam by Carolyn Wells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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 50 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Raspberry Jam, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
