Chapter 11 of Janet of the Dunes is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Janet of the Dunes is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There goes Janet like a shot from a gun!" "Whar?" Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp. They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf. "Ho!
Chapter 11 of Janet of the Dunes is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading “They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.”
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.”
the activity of transporting goods by truck
From this reading “Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.”
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading “They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.”
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.”
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading “They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.”
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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 "There goes Janet like a shot from a gun!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There goes Janet like a shot from a gun!"
a young female
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "There goes Janet like a shot from a gun!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "There goes Janet like a shot from a gun!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
the activity of transporting goods by truck
From this reading Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Ho!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There goes Janet like a shot from a gun!"
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "There goes Janet like a shot from a gun!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.
above and across; more than
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "There goes Janet like a shot from a gun!"
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There goes Janet like a shot from a gun!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
a special situation
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Davy and Mark were hauling oil up to the lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whar?"
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading They stood upon the little balcony, and had a good view of the girl as she ran like a wild thing over the stretch of ground between the lighthouse and the wharf.
Chapter 11 of Janet of the Dunes by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock holds 299 sentences, grouped into 60 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 11 holds 299 sentences of Janet of the Dunes, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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