Chapter 3 of Jill: A Flower Girl is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Jill: A Flower Girl is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy. "And you and he mean to take the flat under this?" Jill nodded again. "It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother. "We hasn't made up all our plans yet, Jill and me."
Chapter 3 of Jill: A Flower Girl is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.”
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “"It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “"And you and he mean to take the flat under this?"”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “"We hasn't made up all our plans yet, Jill and me."”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.”
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an early period of development
In this reading “"It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.”
In this reading “Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.”
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anew
From this reading Jill nodded again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading "And you and he mean to take the flat under this?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We hasn't made up all our plans yet, Jill and me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And you and he mean to take the flat under this?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "We hasn't made up all our plans yet, Jill and me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We hasn't made up all our plans yet, Jill and me."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "And you and he mean to take the flat under this?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We hasn't made up all our plans yet, Jill and me."
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading "We hasn't made up all our plans yet, Jill and me."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.
express in speech
From this reading "It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
carry out
From this reading "And you and he mean to take the flat under this?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And you and he mean to take the flat under this?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "It's early days for you to speak of these things with Jill, Susy," said her brother.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And you and he mean to take the flat under this?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "And you and he mean to take the flat under this?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We hasn't made up all our plans yet, Jill and me."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We hasn't made up all our plans yet, Jill and me."
which person or people
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jill coloured, glanced at Nat, who was watching her with all his heart in his eyes, and then nodded to Susy.
but in spite of that
From this reading "We hasn't made up all our plans yet, Jill and me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you and he mean to take the flat under this?"
Chapter 3 of Jill: A Flower Girl by L. T. Meade holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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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