Chapter 2 of The Jacket (The Star-Rover) is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Jacket (The Star-Rover) is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I am Darrell Standing. They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon. In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places. After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin. I proved incorrigible.
Chapter 2 of The Jacket (The Star-Rover) is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.”
impervious to correction by punishment
From this reading “I proved incorrigible.”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.”
plural of “page” — 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 “In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.”
established beyond doubt
From this reading “I proved incorrigible.”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am Darrell Standing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am Darrell Standing.
the act of departing
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am Darrell Standing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
impervious to correction by punishment
From this reading I proved incorrigible.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
plural of “page” — 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 In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
established beyond doubt
From this reading I proved incorrigible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
express in words
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
in the near future
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
having a supporting base
From this reading I am Darrell Standing.
carry out
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
produce a literary work
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
Chapter 2 of The Jacket (The Star-Rover) by Jack London holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 2 holds 180 sentences of The Jacket (The Star-Rover), unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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