Chapter 6 of Mam'selle Jo is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mam'selle Jo is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people." Then Mantelle paused, "Mam’selle!" he said. "Yes, Father." Jo turned and lifted her deep eyes to his face. "I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"
Chapter 6 of Mam'selle Jo is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “"I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"”
held up in the air
From this reading “Jo turned and lifted her deep eyes to his face.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “Then Mantelle paused, "Mam’selle!" he said.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “"It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “"It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “"I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"”
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sound practical judgment
In this reading “"It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jo turned and lifted her deep eyes to his face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Jo turned and lifted her deep eyes to his face.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jo turned and lifted her deep eyes to his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Jo turned and lifted her deep eyes to his face.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Yes, Father."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jo turned and lifted her deep eyes to his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jo turned and lifted her deep eyes to his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jo turned and lifted her deep eyes to his face.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"
held up in the air
From this reading Jo turned and lifted her deep eyes to his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Mantelle paused, "Mam’selle!" he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Then Mantelle paused, "Mam’selle!" he said.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
express in words
From this reading "I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Mantelle paused, "Mam’selle!" he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jo turned and lifted her deep eyes to his face.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jo turned and lifted her deep eyes to his face.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder if you _have_ something to tell me that I should know in justice to you?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Father."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "It speaks well for your good sense, Mam’selle," he said; "that you do not utterly shut yourself away from your people."
Chapter 6 of Mam'selle Jo by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock holds 421 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 6 holds 421 sentences of Mam'selle Jo, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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