Chapter 3 of Jane Allen, Junior is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Jane Allen, Junior is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THRILLING NEWS Did you read your note, Dinksy?" Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original. "You know I did, Pally." This was from Pal, of course. "A bomb threat?"
Chapter 3 of Jane Allen, Junior is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading “Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.”
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “"A bomb threat?"”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “This was from Pal, of course.”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.”
something that is a source of danger
From this reading “"A bomb threat?"”
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading “THRILLING NEWS Did you read your note, Dinksy?"”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.”
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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 "A bomb threat?"
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
for the reason that
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading "A bomb threat?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading This was from Pal, of course.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THRILLING NEWS Did you read your note, Dinksy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THRILLING NEWS Did you read your note, Dinksy?"
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You know I did, Pally."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know I did, Pally."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THRILLING NEWS Did you read your note, Dinksy?"
a brief written record
From this reading THRILLING NEWS Did you read your note, Dinksy?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading This was from Pal, of course.
(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
From this reading "You know I did, Pally."
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading THRILLING NEWS Did you read your note, Dinksy?"
located far away spatially
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was from Pal, of course.
something that is a source of danger
From this reading "A bomb threat?"
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading THRILLING NEWS Did you read your note, Dinksy?"
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
precisely as stated
From this reading Judith asked Jane, using the particular pet name adopted because of its very remote distance from the original.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was from Pal, of course.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THRILLING NEWS Did you read your note, Dinksy?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THRILLING NEWS Did you read your note, Dinksy?"
Chapter 3 of Jane Allen, Junior by Edith Bancroft holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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