Chapter 13 of An Interloper is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of An Interloper is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely. "And you would drag it in the dust! You would make him own to what he never did! Raoul's father! Oh, shame, father, shame!
Chapter 13 of An Interloper is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a courageous manner
From this reading “Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.”
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading “Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “"And you would drag it in the dust!”
remove the dust from
From this reading “"And you would drag it in the dust!”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “Oh, shame, father, shame!”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.”
a Caucasian
From this reading “Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
in a courageous manner
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!
remove the dust from
From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!
engage in
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
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From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, shame, father, shame!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raoul's father!
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Oh, shame, father, shame!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
a Caucasian
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!
Chapter 13 of An Interloper by Frances Mary Peard holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of An Interloper, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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