Chapter 21 of The Adventures of Jimmie Dale is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Adventures of Jimmie Dale is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SILVER MAG There was silence between them. Minute after minute passed. Neither spoke. Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him. “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
Chapter 21 of The Adventures of Jimmie Dale is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.”
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading “SILVER MAG There was silence between them.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Minute after minute passed.”
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading ““We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “SILVER MAG There was silence between them.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.”
plural of “trump” — a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
From this reading ““We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.”
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in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
later than; following
From this reading Minute after minute passed.
anew
From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading SILVER MAG There was silence between them.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
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From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading SILVER MAG There was silence between them.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Minute after minute passed.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither spoke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
above and across; more than
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Minute after minute passed.
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading SILVER MAG There was silence between them.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading SILVER MAG There was silence between them.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Neither spoke.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Jimmie Dale dropped back into his chair again, and stared abstractedly before him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading SILVER MAG There was silence between them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
in or at that place or location
From this reading SILVER MAG There was silence between them.
plural of “trump” — a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SILVER MAG There was silence between them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
the words that are spoken
From this reading “We do not hold many trumps, Jimmie--we do not hold many trumps”--her words were repeating themselves over and over in his mind.
Chapter 21 of The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 21 holds 203 sentences of The Adventures of Jimmie Dale, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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