Chapter 13 of A girl and her ways is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A girl and her ways is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage. Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans. To her astonishment, Gentian took it very quietly. "I am not surprised. I have no right to a house.
Chapter 13 of A girl and her ways is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/53 · 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.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “To her astonishment, Gentian took it very quietly.”
exhale hard
From this reading “A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.”
any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
From this reading “A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.”
with low volume
From this reading “To her astonishment, Gentian took it very quietly.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “"I am not surprised.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.”
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 “A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.”
In this reading “A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.”
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 A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
later than; following
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not surprised.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading To her astonishment, Gentian took it very quietly.
exhale hard
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
From this reading To her astonishment, Gentian took it very quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no right to a house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I have no right to a house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not surprised.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
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 A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
not any; not one
From this reading I have no right to a house.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
above and across; more than
From this reading Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.
with low volume
From this reading To her astonishment, Gentian took it very quietly.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I have no right to a house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading "I am not surprised.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading To her astonishment, Gentian took it very quietly.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
precisely as stated
From this reading To her astonishment, Gentian took it very quietly.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NEW FRIEND IT was not long after Gentian's return to the Miss Buchans that the blow fell upon her about St. Anselm's Vicarage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Thorold wrote to her himself about it, and Mrs. Wharnecliffe had her over for the day to discuss plans.
Chapter 13 of A girl and her ways by Amy Le Feuvre holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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 13 holds 267 sentences of A girl and her ways, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of A girl and her ways by Amy Le Feuvre exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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 54 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 54 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading A girl and her ways by Amy Le Feuvre on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4257 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #75231 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #75231, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 354 minutes of reading across 852 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A girl and her ways section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 15 chapters of A girl and her ways to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in A girl and her ways, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
