Chapter 25 of Still Jim is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Still Jim is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger. Happy the human who has found one great love. All nature speaks in him profoundly." MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT. Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
Chapter 25 of Still Jim is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.”
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading “SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.”
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “All nature speaks in him profoundly."”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “All nature speaks in him profoundly."”
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 SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
(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 All nature speaks in him profoundly."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
set up or found
From this reading Happy the human who has found one great love.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Happy the human who has found one great love.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Happy the human who has found one great love.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All nature speaks in him profoundly."
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Happy the human who has found one great love.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All nature speaks in him profoundly."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
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 Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading MUSINGS OF THE ELEPHANT.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading All nature speaks in him profoundly."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Happy the human who has found one great love.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading All nature speaks in him profoundly."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
express in words
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading All nature speaks in him profoundly."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading SARA GOES ON A JOURNEY "Love is the speaking voice of the Great Hunger.
which person or people
From this reading Happy the human who has found one great love.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jim started up the road but Mr. Dennis stopped long enough to say, "Oughtn't you to be there, doctor?"
Chapter 25 of Still Jim by Honoré Morrow holds 276 sentences, grouped into 56 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 25 holds 276 sentences of Still Jim, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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