Chapter 9 of Janice Meredith is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Janice Meredith is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then impress." "It must come to that, I fear. Yet it will make the farmers enemies to the cause." "No more than they are now, I wot," sneered the aide. "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
Chapter 9 of Janice Meredith is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading “"No more than they are now, I wot," sneered the aide.”
the people of Great Britain
From this reading “"And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.”
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “"And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.”
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading “Yet it will make the farmers enemies to the cause."”
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “Yet it will make the farmers enemies to the cause."”
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
From this reading “"Then impress."”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “"And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.”
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading “"No more than they are now, I wot," sneered the aide.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading "No more than they are now, I wot," sneered the aide.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No more than they are now, I wot," sneered the aide.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Yet it will make the farmers enemies to the cause."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "It must come to that, I fear.
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading Yet it will make the farmers enemies to the cause."
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading Yet it will make the farmers enemies to the cause."
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "It must come to that, I fear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It must come to that, I fear.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
From this reading "Then impress."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must come to that, I fear.
go away from a place
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
engage in
From this reading Yet it will make the farmers enemies to the cause."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No more than they are now, I wot," sneered the aide.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must come to that, I fear.
not any; not one
From this reading "No more than they are now, I wot," sneered the aide.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "No more than they are now, I wot," sneered the aide.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading "No more than they are now, I wot," sneered the aide.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No more than they are now, I wot," sneered the aide.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It must come to that, I fear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet it will make the farmers enemies to the cause."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then impress."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No more than they are now, I wot," sneered the aide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It must come to that, I fear.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yet it will make the farmers enemies to the cause."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No more than they are now, I wot," sneered the aide.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it will make the farmers enemies to the cause."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if you leave them their crops 't will be but for them to sell to the British.
Chapter 9 of Janice Meredith by Paul Leicester Ford holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 406 sentences of Janice Meredith, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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