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The Jimmyjohns, and other stories

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Jimmyjohns, and other stories is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Abby Morton Diaz • Curated US English Learning Edition
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE JIMMYJOHNS’ LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE GULLS.
IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.
The account will begin at the time of their leaving home.
It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.
Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.
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The Jimmyjohns, and other stories

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Jimmyjohns, and other stories is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AN ACCOUNT OF THE JIMMYJOHNS’ LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE GULLS.
Line 2
IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.
Line 3
The account will begin at the time of their leaving home.
/ðə əˈkaʊnt wɪl bɪˈɡɪn æt ðə taɪm ʌv ðer ˈliːvɪŋ hoʊm/
Line 4
It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.
/ɪt wɪl ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈriːzən ʌv ðer ˈɡoʊɪŋ ənd wɪl ɪn fækt tel ˈevəri θɪŋ ðæt ˈhæpənd tuː ðem dʒʌst ɪɡˈzæktli æz ɪt ˈhæpənd/
Line 5
Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bought verb US /bɑːt/

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading “Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exact adjective US /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading “IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.”

Velmora curated lexicon
explain verb US /ɪkˈspleɪn/

make plain and comprehensible

From this reading “It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gulls noun US /ɡʌlz/

plural of “gull” — a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading “AN ACCOUNT OF THE JIMMYJOHNS’ LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE GULLS.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hay noun US /heɪ/

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading “Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Jimmy verb US /ˈdʒɪmi/

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading “IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
salt noun US /sɔːlt/

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading “Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Stony adjective US /ˈstoʊni/

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading “Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

exact account adjective + noun

In this reading “IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.”

271 times in 426,211 chapters
in fact preposition + noun

in reality or actuality

In this reading “It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.”

69,970 times in 426,211 chapters
bought some verb + adjective counted as “buy some”

In this reading “Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.”

2,961 times in 426,211 chapters
little red adjective + noun

In this reading “IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.”

3,879 times in 426,211 chapters
at the time preposition + article + noun counted as “at … time”

simultaneously

In this reading “The account will begin at the time of their leaving home.”

57,842 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 63

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ACCOUNTnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading AN ACCOUNT OF THE JIMMYJOHNS’ LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE GULLS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AFFAIRnounUS /əˈfer/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading AN ACCOUNT OF THE JIMMYJOHNS’ LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE GULLS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN ACCOUNT OF THE JIMMYJOHNS’ LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE GULLS.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The account will begin at the time of their leaving home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
boughtverbUS /bɑːt/

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

Velmora curated lexicon
exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
explainverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪn/

make plain and comprehensible

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GULLSnounUS /ɡʌlz/

plural of “gull” — a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading AN ACCOUNT OF THE JIMMYJOHNS’ LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE GULLS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haynounUS /heɪ/

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The account will begin at the time of their leaving home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JimmyverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
JIMMYJOHNS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AN ACCOUNT OF THE JIMMYJOHNS’ LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE GULLS.

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justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading The account will begin at the time of their leaving home.

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LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading AN ACCOUNT OF THE JIMMYJOHNS’ LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE GULLS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AN ACCOUNT OF THE JIMMYJOHNS’ LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE GULLS.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Plummer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

Pending verification
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saltnounUS /sɔːlt/

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sea-shore

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

Pending verification
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
StonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading Mr. Plummer, their father, had bought some salt hay at a place called Stony Point, near the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

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 IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AN ACCOUNT OF THE JIMMYJOHNS’ LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE GULLS.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The account will begin at the time of their leaving home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The account will begin at the time of their leaving home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It will explain the reason of their going, and will, in fact, tell every thing that happened to them just exactly as it happened.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading IN this story will be given a true and exact account of the Jimmyjohns’ affair with the gulls; also of the manner in which Jimmy was turned out of the little red house at the sea-shore.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading AN ACCOUNT OF THE JIMMYJOHNS’ LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE GULLS.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 3 of The Jimmyjohns, and other stories by Abby Morton Diaz holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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.

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