Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Sammy Jay is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Sammy Jay is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Matter enough, Reddy Fox! Matter enough!" snapped Sammy Jay . _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Sammy Jay is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “_Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “_Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “"Matter enough, Reddy Fox!”
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading “Matter enough!" snapped Sammy Jay .”
not able to be found
From this reading “_Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “_Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Matter enough!" snapped Sammy Jay .”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “_Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.”
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.
wind that blows from west to east
In this reading “_Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.”
In this reading “_Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Matter enough, Reddy Fox!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading "Matter enough, Reddy Fox!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
an ornamental facade
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading Matter enough!" snapped Sammy Jay .
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Matter enough, Reddy Fox!
not able to be found
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Matter enough, Reddy Fox!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matter enough!" snapped Sammy Jay .
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Matter enough!" snapped Sammy Jay .
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading _Frontispiece_ (missing from book) (Page 60) Author of "Old Mother West Wind," "Mother West Wind ’Why’ Stories," "Adventures of Mr. Mocker," etc.
Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Sammy Jay by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 497 sentences, grouped into 100 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 1 holds 497 sentences of The Adventures of Sammy Jay, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Adventures of Sammy Jay by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 497 sentences, grouped into 100 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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