Chapter 22 of The Jacket (The Star-Rover) is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Jacket (The Star-Rover) is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My time grows very short. All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison. There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published. No longer am I in Murderers Row. I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
Chapter 22 of The Jacket (The Star-Rover) is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “My time grows very short.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.”
plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “No longer am I in Murderers Row.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “No longer am I in Murderers Row.”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.”
distributed or sold illicitly
From this reading “All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
(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 All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading No longer am I in Murderers Row.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading My time grows very short.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No longer am I in Murderers Row.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
for more time
From this reading No longer am I in Murderers Row.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading No longer am I in Murderers Row.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My time grows very short.
not any; not one
From this reading No longer am I in Murderers Row.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading No longer am I in Murderers Row.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading My time grows very short.
distributed or sold illicitly
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My time grows very short.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
precisely as stated
From this reading My time grows very short.
which person or people
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
Chapter 22 of The Jacket (The Star-Rover) by Jack London holds 294 sentences, grouped into 59 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 22 holds 294 sentences of The Jacket (The Star-Rover), unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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