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The Annals of Ann

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The Annals of Ann is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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April is here!
Jean and April together!
No wonder I haven't any sense!
"And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.
The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Annals of Ann

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The Annals of Ann is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
April is here!
/ˈeɪprəl ɪz hiːr/
Line 2
Jean and April together!
/dʒiːn ənd ˈeɪprəl təˈɡeðər/
Line 3
No wonder I haven't any sense!
Line 4
"And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.
Line 5
The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.
/ðə wɔːrm er kʌmz ˈbloʊɪŋ θruː maɪ ˈwɪndoʊ soʊ ˈɜːrli ˈevəri ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ənd pʊts sʌtʃ sæd ˈhæpi θɔːts ˈɪntuː maɪ hed ðæt aɪ hæv tuː ɡet ʌp ənd weɪk dʒiːn/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

afterward adverb US /ˈæftərwərd/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading “"And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.”

April noun US /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading “April is here!”

blowing noun US /ˈbloʊɪŋ/

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading “The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.”

Jean noun US /dʒiːn/

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading “Jean and April together!”

mud noun US /mʌd/

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading “"And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.”

puts noun US /pʊts/

plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

From this reading “The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.”

smells noun US /smelz/

plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading “"And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.”

wake verb US /weɪk/

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading “The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

warm air adjective + noun

In this reading “The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.”

get up verb + adjective

rise to one's feet

In this reading “The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.”

any sense adjective + noun

In this reading “No wonder I haven't any sense!”

at a time preposition + article + noun counted as “at … time”

simultaneously

In this reading “"And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.”

happy thoughts adjective + noun counted as “happy thought”

In this reading “The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.”

All words in this reading · 56

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

afterwardadverbUS /ˈæftərwərd/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Jean and April together!

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading No wonder I haven't any sense!

AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading April is here!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

haven't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading No wonder I haven't any sense!

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading April is here!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading No wonder I haven't any sense!

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading April is here!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

JeannounUS /dʒiːn/

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading Jean and April together!

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

mudnounUS /mʌd/

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No wonder I haven't any sense!

putsnounUS /pʊts/

plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

rainnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

raineth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

sadadjectiveUS /sæd/

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading No wonder I haven't any sense!

smellsnounUS /smelz/

plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Jean and April together!

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

wakeverbUS /weɪk/

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading The warm air comes blowing through my window so early every morning and puts such sad, happy thoughts into my head that I have to get up and wake Jean.

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading No wonder I haven't any sense!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And the rain it raineth every day," but for just a little while at a time, and the mud smells so good afterward that you don't care.

Chapter 12 of The Annals of Ann by Kate Trimble Sharber holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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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