Chapter 13 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space. My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office. “You are nearly thirty now, Jane.” “Yes, Uncle.” “I have a letter for you from your father.
Chapter 13 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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United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
From this reading “My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.”
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading “Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space.”
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading “Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ““You are nearly thirty now, Jane.””
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading ““You are nearly thirty now, Jane.””
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.”
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 “Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space.”
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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 “I have a letter for you from your father.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are nearly thirty now, Jane.”
United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
From this reading My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space.
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I have a letter for you from your father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I have a letter for you from your father.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I have a letter for you from your father.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a letter for you from your father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have a letter for you from your father.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are nearly thirty now, Jane.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “I have a letter for you from your father.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “You are nearly thirty now, Jane.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “You are nearly thirty now, Jane.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then suddenly something crashed into that crystal space.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “You are nearly thirty now, Jane.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading My Uncle Bradford took me one morning to his office.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Uncle.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are nearly thirty now, Jane.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have a letter for you from your father.
Chapter 13 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 13 holds 419 sentences of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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