Chapter 5 of Janet's Love and Service is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Janet's Love and Service is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Graeme laughed. "It's easy for Menie, she's a child. But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk. I would far rather have the afternoon to myself." She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
Chapter 5 of Janet's Love and Service is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “I would far rather have the afternoon to myself."”
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.”
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading “But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.”
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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 "It's easy for Menie, she's a child.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading I would far rather have the afternoon to myself."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
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From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "It's easy for Menie, she's a child.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "It's easy for Menie, she's a child.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I would far rather have the afternoon to myself."
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's easy for Menie, she's a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Graeme laughed.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
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From this reading "It's easy for Menie, she's a child.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Graeme laughed.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's easy for Menie, she's a child.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
on the contrary
From this reading I would far rather have the afternoon to myself."
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's easy for Menie, she's a child.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would far rather have the afternoon to myself."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She watched them down the street, and then betook herself to her book, and her accustomed seat at the study window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But I have to behave myself like a grown woman, at least, with most folk.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would far rather have the afternoon to myself."
Chapter 5 of Janet's Love and Service by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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