Chapter 12 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I touched her hand. I saw that her eyes were filled with tears. Her fingers clutched mine. “_Ma pauvre enfant, ayez pitié de moi_,” she quavered. “There dear, don’t think of it any more.”
Chapter 12 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “Her fingers clutched mine.”
dearly loved
From this reading ““There dear, don’t think of it any more.””
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “I saw that her eyes were filled with tears.”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “Her fingers clutched mine.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Her fingers clutched mine.”
past form of “quaver” — give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
From this reading ““_Ma pauvre enfant, ayez pitié de moi_,” she quavered.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “I saw that her eyes were filled with tears.”
having come into contact
From this reading “I touched her hand.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Her fingers clutched mine.”
In this reading “I saw that her eyes were filled with tears.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading ““There dear, don’t think of it any more.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “There dear, don’t think of it any more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Ma pauvre enfant, ayez pitié de moi_,” she quavered.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Her fingers clutched mine.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “_Ma pauvre enfant, ayez pitié de moi_,” she quavered.
dearly loved
From this reading “There dear, don’t think of it any more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There dear, don’t think of it any more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Ma pauvre enfant, ayez pitié de moi_,” she quavered.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I saw that her eyes were filled with tears.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading I saw that her eyes were filled with tears.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Her fingers clutched mine.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I touched her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I touched her hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I touched her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There dear, don’t think of it any more.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “_Ma pauvre enfant, ayez pitié de moi_,” she quavered.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her fingers clutched mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Ma pauvre enfant, ayez pitié de moi_,” she quavered.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “There dear, don’t think of it any more.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There dear, don’t think of it any more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Ma pauvre enfant, ayez pitié de moi_,” she quavered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Ma pauvre enfant, ayez pitié de moi_,” she quavered.
past form of “quaver” — give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
From this reading “_Ma pauvre enfant, ayez pitié de moi_,” she quavered.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw that her eyes were filled with tears.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “_Ma pauvre enfant, ayez pitié de moi_,” she quavered.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading I saw that her eyes were filled with tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I saw that her eyes were filled with tears.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There dear, don’t think of it any more.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “There dear, don’t think of it any more.”
having come into contact
From this reading I touched her hand.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I saw that her eyes were filled with tears.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I saw that her eyes were filled with tears.
Chapter 12 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel by Mary Borden holds 419 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 12 holds 419 sentences of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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