Chapter 5 of Jane Allen, Junior is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Jane Allen, Junior is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JANE AND JUDITH Oh, do tell me, Janie. I was watching behind the big elm the whole time. Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence. That girl, I tell you, is no ordinary 'critter.' I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.
Chapter 5 of Jane Allen, Junior is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading “I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.”
a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)
From this reading “That girl, I tell you, is no ordinary 'critter.'”
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading “I was watching behind the big elm the whole time.”
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “JANE AND JUDITH Oh, do tell me, Janie.”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “That girl, I tell you, is no ordinary 'critter.'”
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading “I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.”
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading “Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JANE AND JUDITH Oh, do tell me, Janie.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I was watching behind the big elm the whole time.
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was watching behind the big elm the whole time.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)
From this reading That girl, I tell you, is no ordinary 'critter.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading JANE AND JUDITH Oh, do tell me, Janie.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading I was watching behind the big elm the whole time.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.
a young female
From this reading That girl, I tell you, is no ordinary 'critter.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was watching behind the big elm the whole time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That girl, I tell you, is no ordinary 'critter.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AND JUDITH Oh, do tell me, Janie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AND JUDITH Oh, do tell me, Janie.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading JANE AND JUDITH Oh, do tell me, Janie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JANE AND JUDITH Oh, do tell me, Janie.
not any; not one
From this reading That girl, I tell you, is no ordinary 'critter.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading JANE AND JUDITH Oh, do tell me, Janie.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading That girl, I tell you, is no ordinary 'critter.'
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.
express in words
From this reading JANE AND JUDITH Oh, do tell me, Janie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That girl, I tell you, is no ordinary 'critter.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was watching behind the big elm the whole time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I was watching behind the big elm the whole time.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was watching behind the big elm the whole time.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading I was watching behind the big elm the whole time.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I was watching behind the big elm the whole time.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Couldn't hear a word of course, but I could have seen any attempt at violence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I fully expected she would draw something from that broad satin belt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That girl, I tell you, is no ordinary 'critter.'
Chapter 5 of Jane Allen, Junior by Edith Bancroft holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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