Chapter 1 of When You Giffle... is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of When You Giffle... is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN YOU GIFFLE... BY L. J. STECHER, JR. They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space! I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again. I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
Chapter 1 of When You Giffle... is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being joined in close association
From this reading “I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!”
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!”
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
From this reading “They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!”
the act of swimming
From this reading “They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again.”
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 “I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again.”
In this reading “They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!”
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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 I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again.
anew
From this reading I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
being joined in close association
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY L. J. STECHER, JR.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again.
recognizable; marked
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN YOU GIFFLE...
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
an opening into or through something
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading BY L. J. STECHER, JR.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading BY L. J. STECHER, JR.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading BY L. J. STECHER, JR.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
cut with a saw
From this reading I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY L. J. STECHER, JR.
the act of swimming
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I thought he might have decided he wanted his elephants back, and I'd grown sort of attached to them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were like any other boys sporting in their old swimming hole--in the depths of space!
at the time that
From this reading WHEN YOU GIFFLE...
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading I was a little bit worried when I saw Captain Hannah again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHEN YOU GIFFLE...
Chapter 1 of When You Giffle... by L. J., Jr. Stecher holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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 1 holds 261 sentences of When You Giffle..., unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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