Chapter 12 of Sudden Jim is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Sudden Jim is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure. Zaanan nodded. “Set,” he said. “Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.” “Um!”
Chapter 12 of Sudden Jim is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.”
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading ““Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.””
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.”
someone employed to conduct others
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading ““Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.””
plural of “justice” — the quality of being just or fair
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading “Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.”
possessive form of “tiffany” — United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933)
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading “Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.”
set up or found
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Set,” he said.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.”
plural of “justice” — the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Zaanan nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Set,” he said.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Set,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.”
possessive form of “tiffany” — United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933)
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Um!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Judge,” said Jim, “I’ve been invited to help beat you at the next election.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim found Zaanan Frame at his desk, Tiffany’s _Justices’ Guide_ open before him as it always was in his moments of leisure.
Chapter 12 of Sudden Jim by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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 12 holds 240 sentences of Sudden Jim, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Sudden Jim by Clarence Budington Kelland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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.
Work through the 48 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 426 minutes of reading across 1023 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Sudden Jim, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
