Chapter 13 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Was nothing said to you, daughter?" "Yes, a lot. Please give me some tea, mother." Annie felt that her swagger was failing. "Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.
Chapter 13 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
lacking funds
From this reading “"Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “Annie felt that her swagger was failing.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"Yes, a lot.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please give me some tea, mother."”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.”
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
From this reading “Annie felt that her swagger was failing.”
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading “"Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Please give me some tea, mother."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, a lot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annie felt that her swagger was failing.
lacking funds
From this reading "Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.
a female human offspring
From this reading "Was nothing said to you, daughter?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading Annie felt that her swagger was failing.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Annie felt that her swagger was failing.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Please give me some tea, mother."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Annie felt that her swagger was failing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "Yes, a lot.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please give me some tea, mother."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Please give me some tea, mother."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Was nothing said to you, daughter?"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please give me some tea, mother."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Was nothing said to you, daughter?"
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Please give me some tea, mother."
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
From this reading Annie felt that her swagger was failing.
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading "Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Please give me some tea, mother."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Annie felt that her swagger was failing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Was nothing said to you, daughter?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't tantalize us, Ann," her sister broke in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was nothing said to you, daughter?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, a lot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Was nothing said to you, daughter?"
Chapter 13 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays by Willa Cather holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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