Chapter 3 of Jock with Mousie is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Jock with Mousie is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What for? We've done it now. I don't mind—do you? It's just—lovely here." Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.
Chapter 3 of Jock with Mousie is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “We've done it now.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “It's just—lovely here."”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I don't mind—do you?”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.”
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In this reading “Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.”
In this reading “Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.”
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don't mind—do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't mind—do you?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading We've done it now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What for?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It's just—lovely here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't mind—do you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We've done it now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's just—lovely here."
and nothing more
From this reading It's just—lovely here."
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It's just—lovely here."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I don't mind—do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We've done it now.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something in the tone showed that Mousie was not quite happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've done it now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What for?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't mind—do you?
Chapter 3 of Jock with Mousie by Agnes Giberne holds 423 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.
Chapter 3 holds 423 sentences of Jock with Mousie, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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