Chapter 13 of Anne of Avonlea is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Anne of Avonlea is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And what went wrong?” asked Anne breathlessly. “We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel. So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began. I hardly know who was the more to blame for it. Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
Chapter 13 of Anne of Avonlea is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a breathless manner
From this reading ““And what went wrong?” asked Anne breathlessly.”
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading ““We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel.”
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.”
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading “Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.”
an angry dispute
From this reading ““We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading ““We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel.”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading ““We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel.”
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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 “We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what went wrong?” asked Anne breathlessly.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “And what went wrong?” asked Anne breathlessly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “And what went wrong?” asked Anne breathlessly.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading I hardly know who was the more to blame for it.
in a breathless manner
From this reading “And what went wrong?” asked Anne breathlessly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading “We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
divisible by two
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I hardly know who was the more to blame for it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel.
only a very short time before
From this reading I hardly know who was the more to blame for it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
and nothing more
From this reading “We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I hardly know who was the more to blame for it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I hardly know who was the more to blame for it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
an angry dispute
From this reading “We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
To recall to mind.
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel.
express a supposition
From this reading Stephen did really begin it, but I suppose I provoked him by some foolishness of mine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I hardly know who was the more to blame for it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hardly know who was the more to blame for it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hardly know who was the more to blame for it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We had just a stupid, silly, commonplace quarrel.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “And what went wrong?” asked Anne breathlessly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what went wrong?” asked Anne breathlessly.
which person or people
From this reading I hardly know who was the more to blame for it.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “And what went wrong?” asked Anne breathlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So commonplace that, if you’ll believe me, I don’t even remember just how it began.
Chapter 13 of Anne of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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