Chapter 13 of An Old-Fashioned Girl is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of An Old-Fashioned Girl is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I'VE won the wager, Tom.” “Did n't know there was one.” “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?” “Well, is n't she?” “Not a bit of it.
Chapter 13 of An Old-Fashioned Girl is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading ““Not a bit of it.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading ““Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?””
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?””
the profession of a teacher
From this reading ““Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?””
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading ““Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?””
male cat
From this reading ““I'VE won the wager, Tom.””
the act of gambling
From this reading ““I'VE won the wager, Tom.””
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading ““I'VE won the wager, Tom.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Not a bit of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Not a bit of it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did n't know there was one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'VE won the wager, Tom.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, is n't she?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Did n't know there was one.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did n't know there was one.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not a bit of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Did n't know there was one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
the profession of a teacher
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I'VE won the wager, Tom.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Did n't know there was one.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
male cat
From this reading “I'VE won the wager, Tom.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
the act of gambling
From this reading “I'VE won the wager, Tom.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Did n't know there was one.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, is n't she?”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “I'VE won the wager, Tom.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don't you remember you said Polly would be tired of her teaching and give it up in three months, and I said she would n't?”
Chapter 13 of An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott holds 299 sentences, grouped into 60 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 299 sentences of An Old-Fashioned Girl, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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