Chapter 21 of Janet's Love and Service is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Janet's Love and Service is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, I remember. Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him. But folk change. I didna ken." "Oh! no, it was not that," said Graeme, eagerly.
Chapter 21 of Janet's Love and Service is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “But folk change.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “"Oh! no, it was not that," said Graeme, eagerly.”
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading “Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.”
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading “But folk change.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “I didna ken."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"Yes, I remember.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.”
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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 Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
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From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But folk change.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But folk change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Oh! no, it was not that," said Graeme, eagerly.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading But folk change.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! no, it was not that," said Graeme, eagerly.
the act of grasping
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I remember.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! no, it was not that," said Graeme, eagerly.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading I didna ken."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh! no, it was not that," said Graeme, eagerly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh! no, it was not that," said Graeme, eagerly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! no, it was not that," said Graeme, eagerly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Yes, I remember.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh! no, it was not that," said Graeme, eagerly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
(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, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Well, I didna think that Allan Ruthven was one to let the world get a firm grip of him.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I remember.
Chapter 21 of Janet's Love and Service by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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