Chapter 4 of The Pirate of Jasper Peak is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Pirate of Jasper Peak is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path. She did not seem to be at all surprised to see him. “I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly. “He told me, oh, quite a lot of things. I decided not to take the train, to go into the woods instead.”
Chapter 4 of The Pirate of Jasper Peak is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for a short time
From this reading ““I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “I decided not to take the train, to go into the woods instead.””
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading ““I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “She did not seem to be at all surprised to see him.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “I decided not to take the train, to go into the woods instead.””
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.
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In this reading ““I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.”
In this reading “I decided not to take the train, to go into the woods instead.””
In this reading “THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.”
to come or go into
In this reading “I decided not to take the train, to go into the woods instead.””
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.”
In this reading ““I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.”
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 “He told me, oh, quite a lot of things.
(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 She did not seem to be at all surprised to see him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She did not seem to be at all surprised to see him.
for a short time
From this reading “I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
recognizable; marked
From this reading I decided not to take the train, to go into the woods instead.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not seem to be at all surprised to see him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I decided not to take the train, to go into the woods instead.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not seem to be at all surprised to see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading I decided not to take the train, to go into the woods instead.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I decided not to take the train, to go into the woods instead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “He told me, oh, quite a lot of things.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He told me, oh, quite a lot of things.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not seem to be at all surprised to see him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “He told me, oh, quite a lot of things.
a course of conduct
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “He told me, oh, quite a lot of things.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She did not seem to be at all surprised to see him.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She did not seem to be at all surprised to see him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not seem to be at all surprised to see him.
having a supporting base
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “I met Jethro Brown at the station,” he explained briefly.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading She did not seem to be at all surprised to see him.
carry out
From this reading I decided not to take the train, to go into the woods instead.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “He told me, oh, quite a lot of things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not seem to be at all surprised to see him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “He told me, oh, quite a lot of things.
create by training and teaching
From this reading I decided not to take the train, to go into the woods instead.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
at the time that
From this reading THE HEART OF THE FOREST Linda Ingmarsson was standing at the door when Hugh and Carl came up the path.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading I decided not to take the train, to go into the woods instead.”
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