Chapter 5 of Aunt Jane's Nieces is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Aunt Jane's Nieces is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUNT JANE. "Lift me up, Phibbs--no, not that way! Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back? There! That's better.
Chapter 5 of Aunt Jane's Nieces is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 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 “AUNT JANE.”
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading “Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “That's better.”
terminate
From this reading “Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?”
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading “Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “"Lift me up, Phibbs--no, not that way!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “"Lift me up, Phibbs--no, not that way!”
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT JANE.
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading That's better.
terminate
From this reading Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT JANE.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "Lift me up, Phibbs--no, not that way!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Lift me up, Phibbs--no, not that way!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?
not any; not one
From this reading "Lift me up, Phibbs--no, not that way!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Lift me up, Phibbs--no, not that way!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lift me up, Phibbs--no, not that way!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Lift me up, Phibbs--no, not that way!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's better.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Lift me up, Phibbs--no, not that way!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Lift me up, Phibbs--no, not that way!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Confound your awkwardness--do you want to break my back?
Chapter 5 of Aunt Jane's Nieces by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 5 holds 141 sentences of Aunt Jane's Nieces, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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