Chapter 17 of Why Joan? is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Why Joan? is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
These were at their best vague plans. Only one thing was definite about them. They were to include no more make-believe. Whatever came hereafter, Joan intended to be herself. The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
Chapter 17 of Why Joan? is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading “The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"”
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading “Only one thing was definite about them.”
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading “Whatever came hereafter, Joan intended to be herself.”
have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “They were to include no more make-believe.”
a compact mass
From this reading “The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “These were at their best vague plans.”
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In this reading “The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Only one thing was definite about them.
consider or hold as true
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These were at their best vague plans.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whatever came hereafter, Joan intended to be herself.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading These were at their best vague plans.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Whatever came hereafter, Joan intended to be herself.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading Only one thing was definite about them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading Whatever came hereafter, Joan intended to be herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whatever came hereafter, Joan intended to be herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading They were to include no more make-believe.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Whatever came hereafter, Joan intended to be herself.
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From this reading Whatever came hereafter, Joan intended to be herself.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
a compact mass
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
imaginative intellectual play
From this reading They were to include no more make-believe.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They were to include no more make-believe.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
not any; not one
From this reading They were to include no more make-believe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one thing was definite about them.
and nothing more
From this reading Only one thing was definite about them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading These were at their best vague plans.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These were at their best vague plans.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Only one thing was definite about them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were at their best vague plans.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were to include no more make-believe.
a special situation
From this reading Only one thing was definite about them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were to include no more make-believe.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading These were at their best vague plans.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only one thing was definite about them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were at their best vague plans.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever came hereafter, Joan intended to be herself.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world must accept her on her own terms; in the phrase of her childhood "like her or lump her!"
Chapter 17 of Why Joan? by Eleanor Mercein Kelly holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 17 holds 184 sentences of Why Joan?, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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