Chapter 13 of Arms and the Woman is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Arms and the Woman is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road. He held the binoculars. "How many can you make out?" I asked. "Four; all on horseback.
Chapter 13 of Arms and the Woman is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I asked.”
(plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
From this reading “He held the binoculars.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “"Four; all on horseback.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “He held the binoculars.”
the back of a horse
From this reading “"Four; all on horseback.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Four; all on horseback.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
(plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes
From this reading He held the binoculars.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How many can you make out?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "Four; all on horseback.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He held the binoculars.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He held the binoculars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road.
the back of a horse
From this reading "Four; all on horseback.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How many can you make out?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road.
engage in
From this reading "How many can you make out?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "How many can you make out?"
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Four; all on horseback.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "How many can you make out?"
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hillars and I stood in the middle of the road.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How many can you make out?"
Chapter 13 of Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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 214 sentences of Arms and the Woman, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
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