Chapter 14 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future. Why not? Time is an endless circle, wheeling around one. Why trouble to imagine a beginning or an end? Why these unnatural conceptions?
Chapter 14 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 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 event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “Why trouble to imagine a beginning or an end?”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “Time is an endless circle, wheeling around one.”
plural of “conception” — an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading “Why these unnatural conceptions?”
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading “Time is an endless circle, wheeling around one.”
yet to be or coming
From this reading ““I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “Why trouble to imagine a beginning or an end?”
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading “Why these unnatural conceptions?”
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading “Time is an endless circle, wheeling around one.”
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.
look towards one's back
In this reading ““I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.”
attend as a visitor
In this reading ““I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why trouble to imagine a beginning or an end?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Time is an endless circle, wheeling around one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Time is an endless circle, wheeling around one.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Why trouble to imagine a beginning or an end?
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Time is an endless circle, wheeling around one.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
plural of “conception” — an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading Why these unnatural conceptions?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Why trouble to imagine a beginning or an end?
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading Time is an endless circle, wheeling around one.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
yet to be or coming
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Why trouble to imagine a beginning or an end?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time is an endless circle, wheeling around one.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Time is an endless circle, wheeling around one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why trouble to imagine a beginning or an end?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
be seated
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
not in physical motion
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Why these unnatural conceptions?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time is an endless circle, wheeling around one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why trouble to imagine a beginning or an end?
a source of difficulty
From this reading Why trouble to imagine a beginning or an end?
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading Why these unnatural conceptions?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I sit in some old city of the past and look back upon the present and still further back into the future.
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading Time is an endless circle, wheeling around one.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not?
Chapter 14 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel by Mary Borden holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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