Chapter 18 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world. The War came--and with it the end of a world. I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different. The Edict will go out from Heaven. Life will stop.
Chapter 18 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading “Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.”
a formal or authoritative proclamation
From this reading “The Edict will go out from Heaven.”
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
From this reading “Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.”
a small lake
From this reading “Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “The Edict will go out from Heaven.”
In this reading “The Edict will go out from Heaven.”
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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 Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The War came--and with it the end of a world.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
a formal or authoritative proclamation
From this reading The Edict will go out from Heaven.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The War came--and with it the end of a world.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Edict will go out from Heaven.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Edict will go out from Heaven.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The Edict will go out from Heaven.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life will stop.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
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From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
a small lake
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Life will stop.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
precisely as stated
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The War came--and with it the end of a world.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I sometimes think that God’s final day of judgment will not be so very different.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Philibert, fastening on this woman then that one, all my friends falling in and out of love, like ducks round a muddy pond; it put me in a rage with the world.
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