Chapter 3 of Trading Jeff and His Dog is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Trading Jeff and His Dog is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Comfortable home," Jeff answered gaily. "Counted the cockroaches in your private suite?" "Not yet." "We got forty-seven," Ike said proudly. "One nigh as big as that dog of yours.
Chapter 3 of Trading Jeff and His Dog is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “cockroach” — any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
From this reading “"Counted the cockroaches in your private suite?"”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “"Comfortable home," Jeff answered gaily.”
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading “"Counted the cockroaches in your private suite?"”
in a gay manner
From this reading “"Comfortable home," Jeff answered gaily.”
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading “"We got forty-seven," Ike said proudly.”
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading “"One nigh as big as that dog of yours.”
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading “"We got forty-seven," Ike said proudly.”
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading “"Counted the cockroaches in your private suite?"”
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In this reading “"Comfortable home," Jeff answered gaily.”
In this reading “"Comfortable home," Jeff answered gaily.”
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Comfortable home," Jeff answered gaily.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "One nigh as big as that dog of yours.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "One nigh as big as that dog of yours.
plural of “cockroach” — any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
From this reading "Counted the cockroaches in your private suite?"
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "Comfortable home," Jeff answered gaily.
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading "Counted the cockroaches in your private suite?"
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "One nigh as big as that dog of yours.
being seven more than forty
From this reading "We got forty-seven," Ike said proudly.
in a gay manner
From this reading "Comfortable home," Jeff answered gaily.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We got forty-seven," Ike said proudly.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Comfortable home," Jeff answered gaily.
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading "We got forty-seven," Ike said proudly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Counted the cockroaches in your private suite?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Comfortable home," Jeff answered gaily.
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading "One nigh as big as that dog of yours.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not yet."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One nigh as big as that dog of yours.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One nigh as big as that dog of yours.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading "Counted the cockroaches in your private suite?"
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading "We got forty-seven," Ike said proudly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We got forty-seven," Ike said proudly.
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading "Counted the cockroaches in your private suite?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "One nigh as big as that dog of yours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Counted the cockroaches in your private suite?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We got forty-seven," Ike said proudly.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not yet."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Counted the cockroaches in your private suite?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "One nigh as big as that dog of yours.
Chapter 3 of Trading Jeff and His Dog by Jim Kjelgaard holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 420 sentences of Trading Jeff and His Dog, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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