Chapter 12 of Still Jim is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Still Jim is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways. She likes them best for she is a woman." MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT. Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it. "Cross patch!
Chapter 12 of Still Jim is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.”
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading “Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “She likes them best for she is a woman."”
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.”
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “"Cross patch!”
possessive form of “pen” — a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.”
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading “THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.”
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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 She likes them best for she is a woman."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She likes them best for she is a woman."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
travel across or pass over
From this reading "Cross patch!
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She likes them best for she is a woman."
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She likes them best for she is a woman."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC)
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
go away from a place
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading She likes them best for she is a woman."
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading "Cross patch!
possessive form of “pen” — a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
in the near future
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She likes them best for she is a woman."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading THE TENT HOUSE "Leave Old Jezebel to herself and she soon returns to old ways.
at the time that
From this reading Pen's voice, when it came, was lower and fuller than he had remembered it but there was the old soft chuckle in it.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She likes them best for she is a woman."
Chapter 12 of Still Jim by Honoré Morrow holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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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