Chapter 11 of Mam'selle Jo is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Mam'selle Jo is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark. "May I—kiss you?" "No." And Norval did not kiss her! "But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that. I am going to make you believe me.
Chapter 11 of Mam'selle Jo is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “"But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “"May I—kiss you?"”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “"But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.”
past form of “widen” — become broader or wider or more extensive
From this reading “Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.”
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.
In this reading “Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.”
In this reading “"But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 "But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to make you believe me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I am going to make you believe me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "No." And Norval did not kiss her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to make you believe me.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No." And Norval did not kiss her!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I—kiss you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading "May I—kiss you?"
engage in
From this reading I am going to make you believe me.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I—kiss you?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am going to make you believe me.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.
not any; not one
From this reading "No." And Norval did not kiss her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No." And Norval did not kiss her!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No." And Norval did not kiss her!
and nothing more
From this reading Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading "But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am going to make you believe me.
past form of “widen” — become broader or wider or more extensive
From this reading Only the deep eyes moved; they widened and grew dark.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "But you are mine, Donelle, and all the powers in the world cannot alter that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "May I—kiss you?"
Chapter 11 of Mam'selle Jo by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 11 holds 403 sentences of Mam'selle Jo, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Mam'selle Jo by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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