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Beginner English Reading: Getting to Know My Friend Jack's Daily Life and Personality

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    This article is a short reading practice for English beginners, introducing the daily life and personality traits of the author's friend Jack. The content is engaging and suitable for improving reading and listening skills.

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    Here is my friend, Jack. He is best friend to me. Jack is tall, with black hair. And he always has a smile on his face.

    Jack is my classmate in school. He works hard in school. He enjoys reading books in the library and helping me with my studies.

    We often play together on the playground. And we always have each other's backs.

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  • back

    noun

    1. (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

    2. a support that you can lean against while sitting

    e.g. the back of the dental chair was adjustable

    Synonym: backrest

    3. the part of a garment that covers the back of your body

    e.g. they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back

    4. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

    e.g. the book had a leather binding

    Synonym: bindingbook bindingcover

    5. the side that goes last or is not normally seen

    e.g. he wrote the date on the back of the photograph

    Synonym: rear

    6. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

    e.g. his back was nicely tanned

    Synonym: dorsum

    7. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

    e.g. the fall broke his back

    Synonym: spinal columnvertebral columnspinebackbonerachis

    8. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

    e.g. he stood at the back of the stage
    it was hidden in the rear of the store

    Synonym: rear

    9. (football) a person who plays in the backfield

  • classmate

    noun

    1. an acquaintance that you go to school with

    Synonym: schoolmateschoolfellowclass fellow

  • library

    noun

    1. a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study

    Synonym: depository library

    2. a room where books are kept

    e.g. they had brandy in the library

    3. a building that houses a collection of books and other materials

    4. (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use

    Synonym: program librarysubroutine library

    5. a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing

  • playground

    noun

    1. yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play

    2. an area where many people go for recreation

    Synonym: resort areavacation spot

  • smile

    noun

    1. a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth
    usually shows pleasure or amusement

    Synonym: smilinggringrinning

  • tall

    noun

    1. a garment size for a tall person

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