Chapter 11 of Janet's college career is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Janet's college career is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRETTY POLLY PERKINS "AND the summer is over. Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places. "After all, Ted, I am glad to be back in Hopper Hall. I verily believe I should be homesick in a new place. I actually have an affection for these familiar rooms."
Chapter 11 of Janet's college career is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.”
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading “Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.”
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading “Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.”
longing to return home
From this reading “I verily believe I should be homesick in a new place.”
funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
From this reading “"After all, Ted, I am glad to be back in Hopper Hall.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “"After all, Ted, I am glad to be back in Hopper Hall.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.”
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 “Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.”
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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 I verily believe I should be homesick in a new place.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
in actual fact
From this reading I actually have an affection for these familiar rooms."
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading I actually have an affection for these familiar rooms."
later than; following
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
anew
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
(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 "After all, Ted, I am glad to be back in Hopper Hall.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "After all, Ted, I am glad to be back in Hopper Hall.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I actually have an affection for these familiar rooms."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRETTY POLLY PERKINS "AND the summer is over.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "After all, Ted, I am glad to be back in Hopper Hall.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I verily believe I should be homesick in a new place.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading I actually have an affection for these familiar rooms."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I actually have an affection for these familiar rooms."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "After all, Ted, I am glad to be back in Hopper Hall.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "After all, Ted, I am glad to be back in Hopper Hall.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I actually have an affection for these familiar rooms."
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
longing to return home
From this reading I verily believe I should be homesick in a new place.
funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
From this reading "After all, Ted, I am glad to be back in Hopper Hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "After all, Ted, I am glad to be back in Hopper Hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PRETTY POLLY PERKINS "AND the summer is over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I verily believe I should be homesick in a new place.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
above and across; more than
From this reading PRETTY POLLY PERKINS "AND the summer is over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRETTY POLLY PERKINS "AND the summer is over.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I verily believe I should be homesick in a new place.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRETTY POLLY PERKINS "AND the summer is over.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading PRETTY POLLY PERKINS "AND the summer is over.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading I actually have an affection for these familiar rooms."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I verily believe I should be homesick in a new place.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading PRETTY POLLY PERKINS "AND the summer is over.
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading "After all, Ted, I am glad to be back in Hopper Hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRETTY POLLY PERKINS "AND the summer is over.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I actually have an affection for these familiar rooms."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
in truth; certainly
From this reading I verily believe I should be homesick in a new place.
in a weary manner
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Now back again to hard work," sighed Janet as she sat down wearily after having established her belongings in their accustomed places.
Chapter 11 of Janet's college career by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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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