Chapter 22 of The Jimmyjohn Boss, and Other Stories is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Jimmyjohn Boss, and Other Stories is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on. “Did you know that she could sing too? She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.” The padre gazed down at his blithe guest. “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
Chapter 22 of The Jimmyjohn Boss, and Other Stories is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surprising greatly
From this reading “She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.””
lacking or showing a lack of due concern
From this reading “The padre gazed down at his blithe guest.”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading ““To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.””
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.””
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading “She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.””
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading “The padre gazed down at his blithe guest.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading ““I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.”
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading “She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
anew
From this reading “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
surprising greatly
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The padre gazed down at his blithe guest.
lacking or showing a lack of due concern
From this reading The padre gazed down at his blithe guest.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Did you know that she could sing too?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you know that she could sing too?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The padre gazed down at his blithe guest.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The padre gazed down at his blithe guest.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The padre gazed down at his blithe guest.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The padre gazed down at his blithe guest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Did you know that she could sing too?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.
on one occasion
From this reading “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
above and across; more than
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading The padre gazed down at his blithe guest.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did you know that she could sing too?
deliver by singing
From this reading “Did you know that she could sing too?
a person, without saying who
From this reading “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Did you know that she could sing too?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
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From this reading “I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading She sang several verses by an astonishing little Jew musician that has come up over there.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “To see somebody, somebody, once again,” he said, “is very pleasant to a hermit.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you know that she could sing too?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “I heard Rachel in 'Valerie' that night,” the young man went on.
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