Chapter 13 of Blind mice 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 Blind mice is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No. That’s true,” Lucy almost moaned. “She has no place to go! Oh, John, what has changed you so? If we could only stand together in this!” “Stand together in what?”
Chapter 13 of Blind mice is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ““No. That’s true,” Lucy almost moaned.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “Oh, John, what has changed you so?”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Oh, John, what has changed you so?”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading ““No. That’s true,” Lucy almost moaned.”
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading ““No. That’s true,” Lucy almost moaned.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “If we could only stand together in this!””
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “If we could only stand together in this!””
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading ““No. That’s true,” Lucy almost moaned.”
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.
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “No. That’s true,” Lucy almost moaned.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Oh, John, what has changed you so?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If we could only stand together in this!”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “She has no place to go!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has no place to go!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we could only stand together in this!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If we could only stand together in this!”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Oh, John, what has changed you so?
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “No. That’s true,” Lucy almost moaned.
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “No. That’s true,” Lucy almost moaned.
not any; not one
From this reading “No. That’s true,” Lucy almost moaned.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, John, what has changed you so?
and nothing more
From this reading If we could only stand together in this!”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “She has no place to go!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She has no place to go!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, John, what has changed you so?
be standing; be upright
From this reading If we could only stand together in this!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No. That’s true,” Lucy almost moaned.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If we could only stand together in this!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She has no place to go!
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading If we could only stand together in this!”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “No. That’s true,” Lucy almost moaned.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we could only stand together in this!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, John, what has changed you so?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, John, what has changed you so?
Chapter 13 of Blind mice by C. (Cyril) Kay-Scott 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.
Chapter 13 holds 406 sentences of Blind mice, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Blind mice by C. (Cyril) Kay-Scott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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