Chapter 5 of The Cruise of the Jasper B. is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Cruise of the Jasper B. is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice? Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett. "Ice?" The request was so unusual that Cleggett was not certain that he had understood. "Yes, ice!
Chapter 5 of The Cruise of the Jasper B. is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading “Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “The request was so unusual that Cleggett was not certain that he had understood.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “The request was so unusual that Cleggett was not certain that he had understood.”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The request was so unusual that Cleggett was not certain that he had understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
psychological suffering
From this reading BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The request was so unusual that Cleggett was not certain that he had understood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The request was so unusual that Cleggett was not certain that he had understood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The request was so unusual that Cleggett was not certain that he had understood.
express the need or desire for
From this reading The request was so unusual that Cleggett was not certain that he had understood.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The request was so unusual that Cleggett was not certain that he had understood.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?
not in physical motion
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
express in words
From this reading BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The request was so unusual that Cleggett was not certain that he had understood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading The request was so unusual that Cleggett was not certain that he had understood.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading The request was so unusual that Cleggett was not certain that he had understood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
at the time that
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
in or at the place that
From this reading BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Can you sell me some ice?" cried the lady excitedly, when she was still some yards distant from Cleggett.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, ice!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BEAUTY IN DISTRESS "Can you tell me where I can get some ice?
Chapter 5 of The Cruise of the Jasper B. by Don Marquis holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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 5 holds 231 sentences of The Cruise of the Jasper B., unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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