Chapter 15 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Quite so, whether you like it or not.” She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb. “But I’m fond of them.” “Of Claire?” “Yes.”
Chapter 15 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.”
capable of being changed
From this reading “She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading ““But I’m fond of them.””
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading ““Quite so, whether you like it or not.””
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
From this reading “She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.”
-ing form of “smooth” — make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
From this reading “She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.”
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading “She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading ““Quite so, whether you like it or not.””
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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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I’m fond of them.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of Claire?”
past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.
capable of being changed
From this reading She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “But I’m fond of them.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m fond of them.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Quite so, whether you like it or not.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Quite so, whether you like it or not.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Quite so, whether you like it or not.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But I’m fond of them.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Quite so, whether you like it or not.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Quite so, whether you like it or not.”
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
From this reading She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.
-ing form of “smooth” — make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
From this reading She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Quite so, whether you like it or not.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “But I’m fond of them.”
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Quite so, whether you like it or not.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She ducked about scraping and smoothing with flexible thumb.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Quite so, whether you like it or not.”
Chapter 15 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel by Mary Borden holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 15 holds 425 sentences of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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