Chapter 8 of The Sublime Jester is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Sublime Jester is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Open the door!” It was the voice of that magpie, Aaron Hirsch. He was fond of Aaron and jumped up to open the door. “You can’t do business with the door locked,” laughed Aaron. “Just as much as with the door open,” Albert replied in a challenging voice.
Chapter 8 of The Sublime Jester is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading “It was the voice of that magpie, Aaron Hirsch.”
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading ““Just as much as with the door open,” Albert replied in a challenging voice.”
requiring full use of your abilities or resources
From this reading ““Just as much as with the door open,” Albert replied in a challenging voice.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “He was fond of Aaron and jumped up to open the door.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He was fond of Aaron and jumped up to open the door.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading ““You can’t do business with the door locked,” laughed Aaron.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading ““You can’t do business with the door locked,” laughed Aaron.”
long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
From this reading “It was the voice of that magpie, Aaron Hirsch.”
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 ““Open the door!””
In this reading “He was fond of Aaron and jumped up to open the door.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Just as much as with the door open,” Albert replied in a challenging voice.
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading It was the voice of that magpie, Aaron Hirsch.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “Just as much as with the door open,” Albert replied in a challenging voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was fond of Aaron and jumped up to open the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Just as much as with the door open,” Albert replied in a challenging voice.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “You can’t do business with the door locked,” laughed Aaron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can’t do business with the door locked,” laughed Aaron.
requiring full use of your abilities or resources
From this reading “Just as much as with the door open,” Albert replied in a challenging voice.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You can’t do business with the door locked,” laughed Aaron.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Open the door!”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading He was fond of Aaron and jumped up to open the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was fond of Aaron and jumped up to open the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the voice of that magpie, Aaron Hirsch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Just as much as with the door open,” Albert replied in a challenging voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the voice of that magpie, Aaron Hirsch.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He was fond of Aaron and jumped up to open the door.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just as much as with the door open,” Albert replied in a challenging voice.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “You can’t do business with the door locked,” laughed Aaron.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “You can’t do business with the door locked,” laughed Aaron.
long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
From this reading It was the voice of that magpie, Aaron Hirsch.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Just as much as with the door open,” Albert replied in a challenging voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the voice of that magpie, Aaron Hirsch.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Open the door!”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Just as much as with the door open,” Albert replied in a challenging voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the voice of that magpie, Aaron Hirsch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Open the door!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was fond of Aaron and jumped up to open the door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was fond of Aaron and jumped up to open the door.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was the voice of that magpie, Aaron Hirsch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the voice of that magpie, Aaron Hirsch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You can’t do business with the door locked,” laughed Aaron.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can’t do business with the door locked,” laughed Aaron.
Chapter 8 of The Sublime Jester by Ezra S. Brudno holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 8 holds 430 sentences of The Sublime Jester, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Sublime Jester by Ezra S. Brudno exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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