Chapter 4 of The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What is your mother's name?" "Mademoiselle Lascaze." "And yours?" "Simone." "What do you do all day, Simone?"
Chapter 4 of The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “"What do you do all day, Simone?"”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"Mademoiselle Lascaze."”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"What is your mother's name?"”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"What is your mother's name?"”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"And yours?"”
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 this reading “"What do you do all day, Simone?"”
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(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 "What do you do all day, Simone?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And yours?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "What do you do all day, Simone?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you do all day, Simone?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is your mother's name?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mademoiselle Lascaze."
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Mademoiselle Lascaze."
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "What is your mother's name?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "What is your mother's name?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Simone."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is your mother's name?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you do all day, Simone?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What is your mother's name?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "And yours?"
Chapter 4 of The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode by Marie Van Vorst holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 4 holds 431 sentences of The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode by Marie Van Vorst exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 431 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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