Chapter 14 of Jan Vedder's Wife is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Jan Vedder's Wife is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JAN'S RETURN. "For them the rod of chastisement flowered." A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here! In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb." That is the great mistake about the affections.
Chapter 14 of Jan Vedder's Wife is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking
From this reading “That is the great mistake about the affections.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!”
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading “"For them the rod of chastisement flowered."”
a state of separation between persons or groups
From this reading “In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."”
possessive form of “jan” — the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “JAN'S RETURN.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “"For them the rod of chastisement flowered."”
an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
From this reading “A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!”
in an unnatural way
From this reading “A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!”
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 “In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."”
In this reading “That is the great mistake about the affections.”
In this reading “A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!”
In this reading “A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!”
visit informally and spontaneously
In this reading “A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That is the great mistake about the affections.
plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking
From this reading That is the great mistake about the affections.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
verbal punishment
From this reading "For them the rod of chastisement flowered."
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading "For them the rod of chastisement flowered."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For them the rod of chastisement flowered."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading That is the great mistake about the affections.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the great mistake about the affections.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
a state of separation between persons or groups
From this reading In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."
possessive form of “jan” — the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading JAN'S RETURN.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading That is the great mistake about the affections.
in a monotonous manner
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "For them the rod of chastisement flowered."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading JAN'S RETURN.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading "For them the rod of chastisement flowered."
express in words
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
a general conscious awareness
From this reading In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."
an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."
happening unexpectedly
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading In such isolation the heart must lose its keen sense of sympathy, and be irresponsive and dumb."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the great mistake about the affections.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For them the rod of chastisement flowered."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "For them the rod of chastisement flowered."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
in an unnatural way
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A stranger suddenly dropped in these Shetland islands, especially in winter, would not unnaturally say, "how monotonously dreary life must be here!
Chapter 14 of Jan Vedder's Wife by Amelia E. Barr holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 14 holds 223 sentences of Jan Vedder's Wife, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Jan Vedder's Wife by Amelia E. Barr exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 45 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 45 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Jan Vedder's Wife by Amelia E. Barr on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4199 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32144 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #32144, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 349 minutes of reading across 840 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Jan Vedder's Wife section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 15 chapters of Jan Vedder's Wife to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Jan Vedder's Wife, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
