Chapter 4 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 4 of Trading Jeff and His Dog is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Down!" Pal lay down and Jeff continued to watch. Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest. Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing. Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
Chapter 4 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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dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.”
not able to be found
From this reading “Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Pal lay down and Jeff continued to watch.”
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading “Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.”
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading “Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.”
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 “Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.”
institute, enact, or establish
In this reading “Pal lay down and Jeff continued to watch.”
In this reading “Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.”
In this reading “Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.”
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 Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pal lay down and Jeff continued to watch.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Pal lay down and Jeff continued to watch.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Down!"
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pal lay down and Jeff continued to watch.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Pal lay down and Jeff continued to watch.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.
not able to be found
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Pal lay down and Jeff continued to watch.
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
cut with a saw
From this reading Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pal lay down and Jeff continued to watch.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two minutes later he saw a man coming through the forest.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
look attentively
From this reading Pal lay down and Jeff continued to watch.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Protruding from it, what could be seen of his right arm had been scorched by so much sun that it was almost black.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Very tall and very thin, the man was dressed in a sun-faded shirt from which half of the right sleeve was missing.
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