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The Adventures of Jimmy Brown
The Adventures of Jimmy Brown

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Jimmy Brown is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had
Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could
Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233
ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Adventures of Jimmy Brown

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Jimmy Brown is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had
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Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could
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Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233
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ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN.
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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.

Burglars noun US /ˈbɜːrɡlərz/

plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

Fainted verb US /ˈfeɪntɪd/

past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading “Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233”

Jimmy's noun US /ˈdʒɪmiz/

possessive form of “jimmy” — a short crowbar

From this reading “PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had”

Pigs noun US /pɪɡz/

plural of “pig” — domestic swine

From this reading “Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could”

Pinch verb US /pɪntʃ/

squeeze tightly between the fingers

Pinched adjective US /pɪntʃt/

sounding as if the nose were pinched

From this reading “Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could”

Prying noun US /ˈpraɪɪŋ/

offensive inquisitiveness

Trapeze noun US /trəˈpiːz/

a swing used by circus acrobats

From this reading “PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Twenty Feet noun + noun counted as “twenty foot”

In this reading “Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could”

Shut Up verb + adjective

refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent

In this reading “Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could”

Fell into verb + particle

In this reading “Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could”

ever Heard adverb + adjective

In this reading “PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had”

most Dreadful adverb + adjective

In this reading “PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had”

Dreadful Things adjective + noun

In this reading “PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had”

Beautiful Picture adjective + noun

In this reading “Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233”

into the Room preposition + article + noun counted as “into … room”

In this reading “Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233”

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113

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From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

119

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From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

127

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From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

147

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From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

153

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From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

159

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From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

165

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From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

17

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

171

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From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

177

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From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

187

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From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

193

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From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

199

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From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

205

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From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

211

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From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

219

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From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

225

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From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

233

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From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

31

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

43

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

53

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

59

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

68

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

69

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

72

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

76

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

78

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

82

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

85

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

99

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

ADVENTURESnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN.

AirnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

AwayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

Awfullest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

BabynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

BeautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

biggestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡəst/

superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

BoxnounUS /bɑːks/

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

BoysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

BrokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/

lacking funds

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

BROWNnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN.

BuiltadjectiveUS /bɪlt/

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

BurglarsnounUS /ˈbɜːrɡlərz/

plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

CircusnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

Dining-roomnoun

a room used for dining

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

DognounUS /dɔːɡ/

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

DreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

EffortsnounUS /ˈefərts/

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

EndnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

FaintedverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪd/

past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

FeetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

FellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

FightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

FrightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/

made afraid

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

Frontispiecenoun

an ornamental facade

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

FussverbUS /fʌs/

worry unnecessarily or excessively

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

GetverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

GlassnounUS /ɡlæs/

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

HardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

HeadnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

HeardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

Hot-bed

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From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

How

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From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

HurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

Ice-cream

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

Jack-knife

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From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

JIMMYverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN.

Jimmy'snounUS /ˈdʒɪmiz/

possessive form of “jimmy” — a short crowbar

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

LifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

LitadjectiveUS /lɪt/

provided with artificial light

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

ManounUS /mɑː/

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

MannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

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Man'snounUS /mænz/

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

MomentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

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MonkeynounUS /ˈmʌŋki/

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

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mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

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MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

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neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

OpenedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

OutadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

PAGEnounUS /peɪdʒ/

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

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PartynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

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PerformancenounUS /pərˈfɔːrməns/

a dramatic or musical entertainment

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PicturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

PigsnounUS /pɪɡz/

plural of “pig” — domestic swine

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PinchverbUS /pɪntʃ/

squeeze tightly between the fingers

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

PinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/

sounding as if the nose were pinched

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

PlayingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

PresentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

PryingnounUS /ˈpraɪɪŋ/

offensive inquisitiveness

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

PullverbUS /pʊl/

cause to move by pulling

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

ResultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

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rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

RoomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

SafeadjectiveUS /seɪf/

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

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SawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

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Screw-heads

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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

ShrieknounUS /ʃriːk/

sharp piercing cry

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

ShutverbUS /ʃʌt/

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

SlowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

SnownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Pinch_ 187 _I never was so Frightened in my Life_ 193 _She gave an awful Shriek and Fainted Away_ 199 _How that Dog did Pull!_ 205 _We Hurried into the Room_ 211 _I did Get a Beautiful Picture_ 219 _Mother and Sue made a Dreadful Fuss_ 225 _They got Harry out all Safe_ 233

SueverbUS /suː/

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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Sue's

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

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ThingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

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ThoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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TrapnounUS /træp/

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

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TrapezenounUS /trəˈpiːz/

a swing used by circus acrobats

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TwentynounUS /ˈtwenti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

UnexpectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

not expected or anticipated

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

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Wasn't

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From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

We've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Opened the Box_ 113 _Then he Fell into the Hot-bed, and Broke all the Glass_ 119 _They Thought they were both Burglars_ 127 _He went Twenty Feet right up into the Air_ 147 _Presently it went Slowly Up_ 153 _Prying the Boys Out_ 159 _It had Shut Up like a Jack-knife_ 165 _"We've been Playing we were Pigs, Ma"_ 171 _He Lit right on the Man's Head_ 177 _He Pinched just as Hard as he could

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading PAGE _Unexpected Results of Jimmy's Efforts to Trap Pigs_ Frontispiece _"Oh, my!"_ 17 _The Trapeze Performance_ 31 _There was the Awfullest Fight you ever Saw_ 43 _We Built the biggest Snow Man I ever Heard Of_ 53 _The Moment they saw the Baby they said the most Dreadful Things_ 59 _Screw-heads_ 68, 69 _My Monkey_ 72-76 _The End of my Monkey_ 78-82 _Wasn't there a Circus in that Dining-room!_ 85 _Sue's Ice-cream Party_ 99 _Sue had

Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Jimmy Brown by W. L. (William Livingston) Alden holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.

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