Chapter 26 of Janet's Love and Service is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Janet's Love and Service is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Graeme," said Harry, "what is all this about? It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time. What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?" "If it is a freak, it is mine," said Graeme, quietly. "Rose needs a change.
Chapter 26 of Janet's Love and Service is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"”
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading “What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"Graeme," said Harry, "what is all this about?”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “"Rose needs a change.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.”
with low volume
From this reading “"If it is a freak, it is mine," said Graeme, quietly.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.”
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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 What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Graeme," said Harry, "what is all this about?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"
(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 "Graeme," said Harry, "what is all this about?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
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From this reading "Graeme," said Harry, "what is all this about?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Graeme," said Harry, "what is all this about?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it is a freak, it is mine," said Graeme, quietly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Graeme," said Harry, "what is all this about?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If it is a freak, it is mine," said Graeme, quietly.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading "Rose needs a change.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
with low volume
From this reading "If it is a freak, it is mine," said Graeme, quietly.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Graeme," said Harry, "what is all this about?
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What freak is this she has taken about the country, and a change of air, and nonsense?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Graeme," said Harry, "what is all this about?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems to me Rose ought to have had enough of her little friend by this time.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Graeme," said Harry, "what is all this about?
Chapter 26 of Janet's Love and Service by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 405 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.
Chapter 26 holds 405 sentences of Janet's Love and Service, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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