Chapter 11 of Janet's Love and Service is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Janet's Love and Service is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Pooh! Nonsense! Hard work is wholesome. And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville." "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
Chapter 11 of Janet's Love and Service is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading “"But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “"But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Hard work is wholesome.”
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading “And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Nonsense!”
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading “Hard work is wholesome.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."”
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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 And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Hard work is wholesome.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hard work is wholesome.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading Nonsense!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pooh!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
express in words
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
a special situation
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
precisely as stated
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading Hard work is wholesome.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Hard work is wholesome.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading And at the very worst time, what with one thing and another, we had a larger income than my father had in Merleville."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But that was quite different--" "Did I tell you that I have got a new client?
Chapter 11 of Janet's Love and Service by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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