Chapter 11 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You would lose her.” “Why?” “The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.” “But if he doesn’t care for her?” “Are you sure he doesn’t?”
Chapter 11 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading ““But if he doesn’t care for her?””
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading ““The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.””
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
From this reading ““The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.””
take away possessions from someone
From this reading ““The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.””
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading ““The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.””
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading ““The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.””
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading ““You would lose her.””
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading ““Are you sure he doesn’t?””
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a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
In this reading ““The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you sure he doesn’t?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But if he doesn’t care for her?”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “But if he doesn’t care for her?”
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.”
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
From this reading “The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.”
take away possessions from someone
From this reading “The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But if he doesn’t care for her?”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But if he doesn’t care for her?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But if he doesn’t care for her?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You would lose her.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But if he doesn’t care for her?”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “You would lose her.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Are you sure he doesn’t?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The law courts would not deprive her father of her custody.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would lose her.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You would lose her.”
Chapter 11 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel by Mary Borden holds 416 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 11 holds 416 sentences of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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