The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes

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THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

He raised himself upon his elbow where he lay upon the floor.

Dred, too, was sitting up, and there was the sound of stirring overhead.

They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

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Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead. He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts. He raised himself upon his elbow where he lay upon the floor. Dred, too, was sitting up, and there was the sound of stirring overhead. They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

Line 2

He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

Line 3

He raised himself upon his elbow where he lay upon the floor.

Line 4

Dred, too, was sitting up, and there was the sound of stirring overhead.

Line 5

They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He raised himself upon his elbow where he lay upon the floor.”

Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.”

Waking adjective US /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading “He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

bare

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From this reading They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

began

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From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

Betty

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From this reading They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

came

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From this reading They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

dead

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From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

disturbed

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From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

down-stairs

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From this reading They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

dreams

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From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

Dred

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From this reading Dred, too, was sitting up, and there was the sound of stirring overhead.

elbow

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From this reading He raised himself upon his elbow where he lay upon the floor.

feet

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From this reading They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

floor

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From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

hear

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From this reading They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

heard

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From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He raised himself upon his elbow where he lay upon the floor.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

iterated

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From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

Jack

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From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

lay

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From this reading He raised himself upon his elbow where he lay upon the floor.

mingled

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From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

night

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From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

noise

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From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

overhead

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From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

patter

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From this reading They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

poundings

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From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

presently

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From this reading They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

raised

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From this reading He raised himself upon his elbow where he lay upon the floor.

recognizing

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From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

RETURN

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From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

running

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From this reading They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

sitting

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From this reading Dred, too, was sitting up, and there was the sound of stirring overhead.

sleep

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From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

some

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From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

sound

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From this reading Dred, too, was sitting up, and there was the sound of stirring overhead.

stirring

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From this reading Dred, too, was sitting up, and there was the sound of stirring overhead.

Teach

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From this reading They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

there

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From this reading Dred, too, was sitting up, and there was the sound of stirring overhead.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They could hear the patter of bare feet, and presently Betty Teach came running down-stairs.

thoughts

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From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

time

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From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

too

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From this reading Dred, too, was sitting up, and there was the sound of stirring overhead.

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

From this reading Dred, too, was sitting up, and there was the sound of stirring overhead.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading THE RETURN IT was at the dead of the same night when Jack began to be disturbed in his sleep by iterated poundings upon the floor overhead.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading He raised himself upon his elbow where he lay upon the floor.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He heard the noise, and for some time it mingled in his dreams before he began recognizing it with his waking thoughts.

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