Chapter 19 of Still Jim is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Still Jim is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die." MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT. "You are not!" returned Pen flatly. "You don't see the human side of your problem at all. You have made Oscar Ames hate you.
Chapter 19 of Still Jim is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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small wolf native to western North America
From this reading “THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."”
plural of “coyote” — small wolf native to western North America
From this reading “THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.”
in an unqualified manner
From this reading “"You are not!" returned Pen flatly.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."”
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “You have made Oscar Ames hate you.”
be hungry; go without food
From this reading “THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."”
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.
(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 "You don't see the human side of your problem at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have made Oscar Ames hate you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are not!" returned Pen flatly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You don't see the human side of your problem at all.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
small wolf native to western North America
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
plural of “coyote” — small wolf native to western North America
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't see the human side of your problem at all.
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
in an unqualified manner
From this reading "You are not!" returned Pen flatly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading You have made Oscar Ames hate you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
characteristic of humanity
From this reading "You don't see the human side of your problem at all.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading You have made Oscar Ames hate you.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading You have made Oscar Ames hate you.
arrange in a container
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading "You are not!" returned Pen flatly.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading "You don't see the human side of your problem at all.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "You are not!" returned Pen flatly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You don't see the human side of your problem at all.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "You don't see the human side of your problem at all.
be hungry; go without food
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
which person or people
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE MASK BALL "I have seen in the coyote pack that coyotes who will not hunt and fight for the pack must starve and die."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are not!" returned Pen flatly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't see the human side of your problem at all.
Chapter 19 of Still Jim by Honoré Morrow holds 322 sentences, grouped into 65 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 19 holds 322 sentences of Still Jim, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Still Jim by Honoré Morrow exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 322 sentences, grouped into 65 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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