Chapter 7 of Sunshine Jane is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Sunshine Jane is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious. "I just couldn't help it, Jane. I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming. I felt awful." Jane was busy with breakfast.
Chapter 7 of Sunshine Jane is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “I felt awful."”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Jane was busy with breakfast.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Jane was busy with breakfast.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.”
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
From this reading “A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.”
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In this reading “A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.”
In this reading “Jane was busy with breakfast.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.”
In this reading “I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading I felt awful."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Jane was busy with breakfast.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Jane was busy with breakfast.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
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From this reading "I just couldn't help it, Jane.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt awful."
the act of departing
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "I just couldn't help it, Jane.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I just couldn't help it, Jane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I just couldn't help it, Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I just couldn't help it, Jane.
and nothing more
From this reading "I just couldn't help it, Jane.
set down according to a plan
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
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From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
above and across; more than
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW OUTLOOK ON MATILDA THE next morning Susan looked half-sheepish and half-anxious.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
(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 I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
at the time that
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jane was busy with breakfast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I laid in bed so long, thinking, and then it come over me what life was going to be when she was back and you gone and--well--I just couldn't help coming.
Chapter 7 of Sunshine Jane by Anne Warner holds 380 sentences, grouped into 76 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 7 holds 380 sentences of Sunshine Jane, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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