Chapter 4 of Aunt Jane is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Aunt Jane is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, I love 'em," said Aunt Jane. She rocked happily. "You didn't ever have any children, did you?" "No." Aunt Jane's face made no comment.
Chapter 4 of Aunt Jane is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"Yes, I love 'em," said Aunt Jane.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “"You didn't ever have any children, did you?"”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “Aunt Jane's face made no comment.”
at any time
From this reading “"You didn't ever have any children, did you?"”
in a joyous manner
From this reading “She rocked happily.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “"Yes, I love 'em," said Aunt Jane.”
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “She rocked happily.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, I love 'em," said Aunt Jane.”
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "You didn't ever have any children, did you?"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Yes, I love 'em," said Aunt Jane.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "You didn't ever have any children, did you?"
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Aunt Jane's face made no comment.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You didn't ever have any children, did you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't ever have any children, did you?"
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Yes, I love 'em," said Aunt Jane.
at any time
From this reading "You didn't ever have any children, did you?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Aunt Jane's face made no comment.
in a joyous manner
From this reading She rocked happily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You didn't ever have any children, did you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I love 'em," said Aunt Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I love 'em," said Aunt Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Jane's face made no comment.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Yes, I love 'em," said Aunt Jane.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Aunt Jane's face made no comment.
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading She rocked happily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, I love 'em," said Aunt Jane.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rocked happily.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I love 'em," said Aunt Jane.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You didn't ever have any children, did you?"
Chapter 4 of Aunt Jane by Jennette Lee holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 4 holds 436 sentences of Aunt Jane, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Aunt Jane by Jennette Lee exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 436 sentences, grouped into 88 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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