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Jean of the Lazy A

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Jean of the Lazy A is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By B. M. Bower • Curated US English Learning Edition

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LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

As it was, she was fairly caught.

There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

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Chapter XI Reading 1/39

Jean of the Lazy A B. M. Bower

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Chapter XI

Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Jean of the Lazy A is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate. Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all. She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived. As it was, she was fairly caught. There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

Jean of the Lazy A

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Jean of the Lazy A is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

Line 2

Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

Line 3

She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

Line 4

As it was, she was fairly caught.

Line 5

There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

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a

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

afoot

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

all

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an

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

and

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arrived

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As

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at

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automobile

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

awoke

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

before

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bluff

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

book

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businesslike

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buzzing

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caught

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From this reading As it was, she was fairly caught.

chance

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

chapters

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

coming

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

DEMONSTRATES

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did

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early

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

escaping

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

Evidently

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fairly

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From this reading As it was, she was fairly caught.

few

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

first

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from

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

gate

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

going

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From this reading Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

have

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

hear

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

helped

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

her

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From this reading Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

house

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From this reading Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

in

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

inexperience

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

intended

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

it

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From this reading As it was, she was fairly caught.

Jean

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

least

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

leave

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

LITE'S

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

make

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From this reading Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

morning

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

no

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

not

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From this reading Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

of

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

out

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

Pard

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

people

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

pictures

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From this reading Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

plans

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From this reading Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

PUPIL

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

seemed

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

She

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

simple

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

since

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

slipped

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

spend

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

stable

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

suit

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From this reading Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

task

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

that

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

the

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

there

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From this reading Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

these

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

they

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From this reading Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

to

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

unless

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

unnoticed

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

up

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From this reading LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES Jean awoke to hear the businesslike buzzing of an automobile coming up from the gate.

was

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From this reading As it was, she was fairly caught.

were

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From this reading Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

which

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From this reading Evidently they were going to make pictures there at the house, which did not suit her plans at all.

would

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From this reading There was no chance of escaping unnoticed, unless she slipped out and up the bluff afoot, and that would not have helped her in the least, since Pard was in the stable.

writing

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From this reading She intended to spend the early morning writing the first few chapters of that book which to her inexperience seemed a simple task, and to leave before these people arrived.

Chapter 11 of Jean of the Lazy A by B. M. Bower holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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.

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