Chapter 6 of Janice Meredith is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Janice Meredith is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring. "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe. "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?" "No, no, Miss Janice. I don't believe it.
Chapter 6 of Janice Meredith is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “"He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “"He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.”
lasting a long time
From this reading “For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.”
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading “"I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “"I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “"He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.”
-ing form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.”
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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 For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
later than; following
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don't believe it.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't believe it.
lasting a long time
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't believe it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "No, no, Miss Janice.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, Miss Janice.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
-ing form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He--he never said that!" she panted more than spoke, as if she had ceased to breathe.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment Janice stood speechless, everything about her suggesting the shame she was enduring.
(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 "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told Bagby if he said that he was lyin'; but after--" "Mr. Hennion, do you intend to insult me as well?"
Chapter 6 of Janice Meredith by Paul Leicester Ford holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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