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Jean of the Lazy A
Jean of the Lazy A

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Jean of the Lazy A is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.
Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.
She knew that she was in her room at the Lazy A, but just at first it seemed to her that she was there because she had always been sleeping in that room.
She sighed and turned her face away from the moonlight, and closed her eyes again contentedly.
Half dreaming she opened them again and stared up at the low ceiling.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Jean of the Lazy A

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Jean of the Lazy A is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.
Line 2
Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.
Line 3
She knew that she was in her room at the Lazy A, but just at first it seemed to her that she was there because she had always been sleeping in that room.
Line 4
She sighed and turned her face away from the moonlight, and closed her eyes again contentedly.
Line 5
Half dreaming she opened them again and stared up at the low ceiling.

Learner Dictionary

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.”

All words in this reading · 79

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.

A

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From this reading She knew that she was in her room at the Lazy A, but just at first it seemed to her that she was there because she had always been sleeping in that room.

after

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

again

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From this reading She sighed and turned her face away from the moonlight, and closed her eyes again contentedly.

always

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From this reading She knew that she was in her room at the Lazy A, but just at first it seemed to her that she was there because she had always been sleeping in that room.

and

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

at

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

awakened

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

away

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From this reading She sighed and turned her face away from the moonlight, and closed her eyes again contentedly.

because

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From this reading She knew that she was in her room at the Lazy A, but just at first it seemed to her that she was there because she had always been sleeping in that room.

been

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

but

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From this reading She knew that she was in her room at the Lazy A, but just at first it seemed to her that she was there because she had always been sleeping in that room.

ceiling

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From this reading Half dreaming she opened them again and stared up at the low ceiling.

closed

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From this reading She sighed and turned her face away from the moonlight, and closed her eyes again contentedly.

comes

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

contentedly

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From this reading She sighed and turned her face away from the moonlight, and closed her eyes again contentedly.

days

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

did

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

dreaming

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

eyes

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

face

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From this reading She sighed and turned her face away from the moonlight, and closed her eyes again contentedly.

FEAR

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

first

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

fixed

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

from

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

had

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

Half

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From this reading Half dreaming she opened them again and stared up at the low ceiling.

her

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

in

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

IS

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

it

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

JEAN

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

Just

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

knew

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From this reading She knew that she was in her room at the Lazy A, but just at first it seemed to her that she was there because she had always been sleeping in that room.

know

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

Lazy

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From this reading She knew that she was in her room at the Lazy A, but just at first it seemed to her that she was there because she had always been sleeping in that room.

LEARNS

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

lighted

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

LIKE

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

low

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From this reading Half dreaming she opened them again and stared up at the low ceiling.

midnight

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

moonlight

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From this reading She sighed and turned her face away from the moonlight, and closed her eyes again contentedly.

night

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

not

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

of

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

old

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

opened

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From this reading Half dreaming she opened them again and stared up at the low ceiling.

part

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

room

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From this reading She knew that she was in her room at the Lazy A, but just at first it seemed to her that she was there because she had always been sleeping in that room.

seemed

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From this reading She knew that she was in her room at the Lazy A, but just at first it seemed to her that she was there because she had always been sleeping in that room.

she

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

sighed

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From this reading She sighed and turned her face away from the moonlight, and closed her eyes again contentedly.

sleep

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

sleeping

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From this reading She knew that she was in her room at the Lazy A, but just at first it seemed to her that she was there because she had always been sleeping in that room.

slowly

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

so

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

Sometime

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

square

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

stared

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From this reading Half dreaming she opened them again and stared up at the low ceiling.

still

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

that

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

the

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

them

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From this reading Half dreaming she opened them again and stared up at the low ceiling.

there

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From this reading She knew that she was in her room at the Lazy A, but just at first it seemed to her that she was there because she had always been sleeping in that room.

though

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

to

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

turned

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From this reading She sighed and turned her face away from the moonlight, and closed her eyes again contentedly.

up

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From this reading Half dreaming she opened them again and stared up at the low ceiling.

upon

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

vivid

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

was

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

went

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

were

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

WHAT

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

when

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

which

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

window

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From this reading Just at first she did not know what it was that awakened her, though her eyes were open and fixed upon the lighted square of the window.

woke

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From this reading JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE Sometime in the still part of the night which comes after midnight, Jean woke slowly from dreaming of the old days that had been so vivid in her mind when she went to sleep.

Chapter 10 of Jean of the Lazy A by B. M. Bower holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 10 of Jean of the Lazy A contain?

Chapter 10 holds 82 sentences of Jean of the Lazy A, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Jean of the Lazy A by B. M. Bower exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 82 sentences, grouped into 17 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 10 of Jean of the Lazy A?

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Without
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Going
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Psychological
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