Chapter 8 of Still Jim is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Still Jim is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love. Now I know that love made the world." MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT. How he passed the night that followed Jim never was sure. He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
Chapter 8 of Still Jim is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “How he passed the night that followed Jim never was sure.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.”
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.”
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading “THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading How he passed the night that followed Jim never was sure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How he passed the night that followed Jim never was sure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How he passed the night that followed Jim never was sure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How he passed the night that followed Jim never was sure.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Now I know that love made the world."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading How he passed the night that followed Jim never was sure.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading How he passed the night that followed Jim never was sure.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I know that love made the world."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading How he passed the night that followed Jim never was sure.
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading How he passed the night that followed Jim never was sure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now I know that love made the world."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.
up to a particular time
From this reading He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He knew that he fought his way down stream until long after darkness set in.
at the time that
From this reading THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE BROKEN SEAL "When I was young I thought the world was made for love.
Chapter 8 of Still Jim by Honoré Morrow holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 8 holds 223 sentences of Still Jim, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Still Jim by Honoré Morrow exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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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