Chapter 13 of A Singular Life is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Singular Life is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night. They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.” “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!” She obeyed him. High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
Chapter 13 of A Singular Life is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 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.
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
From this reading ““Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!””
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.”
the act of damning
From this reading “They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.””
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading “High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.”
a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea
From this reading ““Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “She obeyed him.”
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
From this reading “High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.”
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading ““Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!””
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 ““Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!””
In this reading “High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.”
investigate scientifically
In this reading ““Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!””
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 “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
higher than, or over, something
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
later than; following
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
From this reading “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
the act of damning
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
a quad with a square body
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
a young female
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She obeyed him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading She obeyed him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She obeyed him.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
deliver by singing
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading High above her short stature Bayard’s delicate countenance looked down at the girl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They’re always after me to sing ’em into damnation.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Lena,” said Bayard in a thrilling tone, “look into my face!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, my God!” cried Lena; “I was singin’ in that--in there--to-night.
Chapter 13 of A Singular Life by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of A Singular Life, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of A Singular Life by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 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 Singular Life by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6968 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48443 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #48443, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 580 minutes of reading across 1394 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Singular Life section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 17 chapters of A Singular Life 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 Singular Life, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
