Chapter 10 of Janet: A Stock-Farm Scout is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of Janet: A Stock-Farm Scout is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it. “Well,” said Janet despondently. “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business. I’m going back home.” “Good gracious!
Chapter 10 of Janet: A Stock-Farm Scout is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading “JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ““I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading ““Good gracious!”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading ““I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.”
showing curiosity
From this reading ““I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.”
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 “JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.”
In this reading “JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.”
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.
plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I’m going back home.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.
with desperation
From this reading “Well,” said Janet despondently.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
a social unit living together
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
the act of departing
From this reading I’m going back home.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good gracious!
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “Good gracious!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I’m going back home.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m going back home.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” said Janet despondently.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JANET ADDS TO HER STOCK FAMILY That evening at supper Janet was unusually quiet and Natalie remarked it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” said Janet despondently.
showing curiosity
From this reading “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I was wondering if one of the scouts would buy out my business.
Chapter 10 of Janet: A Stock-Farm Scout by Lillian Elizabeth Roy holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 10 holds 159 sentences of Janet: A Stock-Farm Scout, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Janet: A Stock-Farm Scout by Lillian Elizabeth Roy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 159 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 32 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 32 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Janet: A Stock-Farm Scout by Lillian Elizabeth Roy on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2861 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #67053 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #67053, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 238 minutes of reading across 573 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Janet: A Stock-Farm Scout section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of Janet: A Stock-Farm Scout to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Janet: A Stock-Farm Scout, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
