Chapter 3 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun. Your complexion is the best thing about you.” And yet she didn’t hate her mother. Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change. It was all the other way round.
Chapter 3 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.”
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading “Your complexion is the best thing about you.””
serving as an essential component
From this reading “Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “And yet she didn’t hate her mother.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ““Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading ““Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.”
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading “Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.”
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.
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In this reading “Your complexion is the best thing about you.””
In this reading “It was all the other way round.”
In this reading ““Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Your complexion is the best thing about you.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading Your complexion is the best thing about you.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet she didn’t hate her mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
divisible by two
From this reading Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.
serving as an essential component
From this reading Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading And yet she didn’t hate her mother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet she didn’t hate her mother.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your complexion is the best thing about you.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all the other way round.
engage in
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And yet she didn’t hate her mother.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was all the other way round.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It was all the other way round.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet she didn’t hate her mother.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
a special situation
From this reading Your complexion is the best thing about you.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading Her idea of her mother had not even undergone for her any fundamental change.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all the other way round.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was all the other way round.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet she didn’t hate her mother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your complexion is the best thing about you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now make the most of your time and don’t run about all over the country in the sun.
Chapter 3 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel by Mary Borden holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 417 sentences of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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