Chapter 13 of Betty's Battles: An Everyday Story is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Betty's Battles: An Everyday Story is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COMRADES "Clara, what _is_ the matter with you? You seem to be always fretting about something lately. Now I really must know. Is there anything wrong at your home?" "No--o," comes in muffled tones from Clara.
Chapter 13 of Betty's Battles: An Everyday Story is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “"No--o," comes in muffled tones from Clara.”
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “COMRADES "Clara, what _is_ the matter with you?”
inflected form of “fret” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “You seem to be always fretting about something lately.”
in the recent past
From this reading “You seem to be always fretting about something lately.”
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading “"No--o," comes in muffled tones from Clara.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “You seem to be always fretting about something lately.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “"No--o," comes in muffled tones from Clara.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Is there anything wrong at your home?"”
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 “"No--o," comes in muffled tones from Clara.”
In this reading “You seem to be always fretting about something lately.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You seem to be always fretting about something lately.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading You seem to be always fretting about something lately.
any thing at all
From this reading Is there anything wrong at your home?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Is there anything wrong at your home?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You seem to be always fretting about something lately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COMRADES "Clara, what _is_ the matter with you?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "No--o," comes in muffled tones from Clara.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading COMRADES "Clara, what _is_ the matter with you?
inflected form of “fret” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading You seem to be always fretting about something lately.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "No--o," comes in muffled tones from Clara.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Is there anything wrong at your home?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I really must know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No--o," comes in muffled tones from Clara.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COMRADES "Clara, what _is_ the matter with you?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Now I really must know.
in the recent past
From this reading You seem to be always fretting about something lately.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading COMRADES "Clara, what _is_ the matter with you?
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading "No--o," comes in muffled tones from Clara.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now I really must know.
not any; not one
From this reading "No--o," comes in muffled tones from Clara.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I really must know.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "No--o," comes in muffled tones from Clara.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Now I really must know.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading You seem to be always fretting about something lately.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You seem to be always fretting about something lately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMRADES "Clara, what _is_ the matter with you?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there anything wrong at your home?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You seem to be always fretting about something lately.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "No--o," comes in muffled tones from Clara.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading COMRADES "Clara, what _is_ the matter with you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading COMRADES "Clara, what _is_ the matter with you?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Is there anything wrong at your home?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading COMRADES "Clara, what _is_ the matter with you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is there anything wrong at your home?"
Chapter 13 of Betty's Battles: An Everyday Story by S. L. M. holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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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