Chapter 8 of Trading Jeff and His Dog is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Trading Jeff and His Dog is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care." "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?" "Certainly." "All right. Miss Jackson, may I borrow your desk?"
Chapter 8 of Trading Jeff and His Dog is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get temporarily
From this reading “Miss Jackson, may I borrow your desk?"”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Certainly."”
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading “"I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “Miss Jackson, may I borrow your desk?"”
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading “"May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “Miss Jackson, may I borrow your desk?"”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “"May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “"I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."”
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.
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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 "All right.
in addition
From this reading "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"
get temporarily
From this reading Miss Jackson, may I borrow your desk?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly."
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading "I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Miss Jackson, may I borrow your desk?"
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading Miss Jackson, may I borrow your desk?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Jackson, may I borrow your desk?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."
and nothing more
From this reading "I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right.
express in words
From this reading "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "May I also say that you are to return him to us by September fourteenth?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want only your written confirmation that Dan is in my care."
Chapter 8 of Trading Jeff and His Dog by Jim Kjelgaard holds 416 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 8 holds 416 sentences of Trading Jeff and His Dog, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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