Chapter 3 of Jenny: A Novel is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Jenny: A Novel is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck. It was icy cold in the room, and dark. No ray of light came through the shutters. She struck a match and looked at her watch—it was nearly seven. She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
Chapter 3 of Jenny: A Novel is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.”
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.”
sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading “She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “It was icy cold in the room, and dark.”
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “No ray of light came through the shutters.”
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading “No ray of light came through the shutters.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She struck a match and looked at her watch—it was nearly seven.”
In this reading “Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.”
In this reading “She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She struck a match and looked at her watch—it was nearly seven.
anew
From this reading She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She struck a match and looked at her watch—it was nearly seven.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No ray of light came through the shutters.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was icy cold in the room, and dark.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was icy cold in the room, and dark.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading It was icy cold in the room, and dark.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was icy cold in the room, and dark.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was icy cold in the room, and dark.
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading No ray of light came through the shutters.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
for more time
From this reading She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She struck a match and looked at her watch—it was nearly seven.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading She struck a match and looked at her watch—it was nearly seven.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She struck a match and looked at her watch—it was nearly seven.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
not any; not one
From this reading No ray of light came through the shutters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No ray of light came through the shutters.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading No ray of light came through the shutters.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was icy cold in the room, and dark.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading She struck a match and looked at her watch—it was nearly seven.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She struck a match and looked at her watch—it was nearly seven.
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading No ray of light came through the shutters.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading She struck a match and looked at her watch—it was nearly seven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading No ray of light came through the shutters.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Jenny brought her arms out from under the blanket and put them behind her neck.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was icy cold in the room, and dark.
look attentively
From this reading She struck a match and looked at her watch—it was nearly seven.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She could doze a little longer, and she crept down under the blankets again, with her head deep in the pillow.
Chapter 3 of Jenny: A Novel by Sigrid Undset holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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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