Chapter 14 of Still Jim is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Still Jim is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again. The hunger for descendants is the same hunger." MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT. "Penelope!" Jim called softly.
Chapter 14 of Still Jim is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading “The hunger for descendants is the same hunger."”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.”
possessive form of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.”
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading “THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.”
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.”
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading “"Penelope!"”
with low volume
From this reading “Jim called softly.”
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading “THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.”
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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 THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
anew
From this reading THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Jim called softly.
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading The hunger for descendants is the same hunger."
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
possessive form of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The hunger for descendants is the same hunger."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hunger for descendants is the same hunger."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim called softly.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
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.
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading "Penelope!"
Identical; not different.
From this reading The hunger for descendants is the same hunger."
with low volume
From this reading Jim called softly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading THE ELEPHANT'S BACK "All living things have a universal hunger--to live again.
Chapter 14 of Still Jim by Honoré Morrow holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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 14 holds 202 sentences of Still Jim, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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