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The Jimmyjohns, and other stories

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Jimmyjohns, and other stories is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Abby Morton Diaz • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A LITTLE GIRL’S STORY.
Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.
Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.
Annetta seats herself in front of the row.
“Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Jimmyjohns, and other stories

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Jimmyjohns, and other stories is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A LITTLE GIRL’S STORY.
/ə ˈlɪtəl ɡɜːrlz ˈstɔːri/
Line 2
Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.
Line 3
Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.
Line 4
Annetta seats herself in front of the row.
Line 5
“Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.

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.

asks verb US /æsks/

third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading ““Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breadth noun US /bredθ/

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

From this reading “Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
carpet noun US /ˈkɑːrpət/

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading “Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cricket noun US /ˈkrɪkət/

leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

From this reading “Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grandma noun US /ˈɡrændmɑː/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading “Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Josephus noun US /dʒoʊˈsiːfəs/

Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)

From this reading “Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seats noun US /siːts/

an area that includes places where several people can sit

From this reading “Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sits verb US /sɪts/

third-person singular of “sit” — be seated

From this reading “Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.”

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.

in front preposition + noun

at or in the front

In this reading “Annetta seats herself in front of the row.”

87,341 times in 426,211 chapters
long legs adjective + noun

In this reading “Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.”

1,958 times in 426,211 chapters
little children adjective + noun counted as “little child”

In this reading “Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.”

14,791 times in 426,211 chapters
sits on verb + particle counted as “sit on”

In this reading “Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.”

9,159 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 54

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 A LITTLE GIRL’S STORY.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Annetta

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

From this reading Annetta seats herself in front of the row.

Pending verification
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asksverbUS /æsks/

third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breadthnounUS /bredθ/

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
calledverbUS /kɔːld/

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

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cricketnounUS /ˈkrɪkət/

leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fictisher

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

From this reading “Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.

Pending verification
frontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Annetta seats herself in front of the row.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GIRL'SnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading A LITTLE GIRL’S STORY.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grandmanounUS /ˈɡrændmɑː/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
growlernoun

a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Annetta seats herself in front of the row.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Hiram

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

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

Pending verification
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/

the act of retaining something

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JosephusnounUS /dʒoʊˈsiːfəs/

Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
legsnounUS /leɡz/

staying power

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading A LITTLE GIRL’S STORY.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading “Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Plummer

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

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

Pending verification
reachingnounUS /ˈriːtʃɪŋ/

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rownounUS /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seatsnounUS /siːts/

an area that includes places where several people can sit

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sitsverbUS /sɪts/

third-person singular of “sit” — be seated

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Hiram, sometimes called “the growler,” sits on a cricket, his long legs reaching across a breadth and a half of the carpet.

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 A LITTLE GIRL’S STORY.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading “Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “Shall I make it up true, or ‘fictisher’?” she asks.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading Mrs. Plummer holding “Josephus,” and Mr. Plummer, and grandma Plummer, and Hiram, take seats in the row, and play they are little children like the rest, waiting to hear the story.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 6 of The Jimmyjohns, and other stories by Abby Morton Diaz holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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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