Chapter 10 of Jane Field: A Novel is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Jane Field: A Novel is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress. When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet. The three women stared at her. She stood before them a second without speaking. The strange look, for which Lois had watched her face, had appeared.
Chapter 10 of Jane Field: A Novel is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.”
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading “When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.”
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.”
put on clothes
From this reading “When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.”
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.”
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading “When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “The three women stared at her.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “The strange look, for which Lois had watched her face, had appeared.”
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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 She stood before them a second without speaking.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The strange look, for which Lois had watched her face, had appeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The three women stared at her.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She stood before them a second without speaking.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
put on clothes
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The strange look, for which Lois had watched her face, had appeared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The strange look, for which Lois had watched her face, had appeared.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
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From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The strange look, for which Lois had watched her face, had appeared.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading She stood before them a second without speaking.
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she came out she had on her best black dress, her black shawl and gloves, and her best bonnet.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading She stood before them a second without speaking.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The three women stared at her.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood before them a second without speaking.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The strange look, for which Lois had watched her face, had appeared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three women stared at her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She stood before them a second without speaking.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three women stared at her.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The strange look, for which Lois had watched her face, had appeared.
at the time that
From this reading When Lois left home that afternoon her mother had been in her bedroom changing her dress.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The strange look, for which Lois had watched her face, had appeared.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She stood before them a second without speaking.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The three women stared at her.
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