Chapter 13 of Brood of the Dark Moon is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Brood of the Dark Moon is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Happy Valley_ "Towahg!" Chet marveled; "you little devil! It's you who has been following us all this time!" "I wish he hadn't been so bashful," Harkness added. "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
Chapter 13 of Brood of the Dark Moon is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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self-consciously timid
From this reading “"I wish he hadn't been so bashful," Harkness added.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Chet marveled; "you little devil!”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “It's you who has been following us all this time!"”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."”
past form of “marvel” — be amazed at
From this reading “Chet marveled; "you little devil!”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “"If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
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.
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “"If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."”
In this reading “Chet marveled; "you little devil!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "I wish he hadn't been so bashful," Harkness added.
(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 It's you who has been following us all this time!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
self-consciously timid
From this reading "I wish he hadn't been so bashful," Harkness added.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It's you who has been following us all this time!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chet marveled; "you little devil!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Chet marveled; "you little devil!
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It's you who has been following us all this time!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish he hadn't been so bashful," Harkness added.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading _Happy Valley_ "Towahg!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish he hadn't been so bashful," Harkness added.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's you who has been following us all this time!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wish he hadn't been so bashful," Harkness added.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish he hadn't been so bashful," Harkness added.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's you who has been following us all this time!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Chet marveled; "you little devil!
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
past form of “marvel” — be amazed at
From this reading Chet marveled; "you little devil!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I wish he hadn't been so bashful," Harkness added.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It's you who has been following us all this time!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It's you who has been following us all this time!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Happy Valley_ "Towahg!"
a source of difficulty
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's you who has been following us all this time!"
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading _Happy Valley_ "Towahg!"
which person or people
From this reading It's you who has been following us all this time!"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish he hadn't been so bashful," Harkness added.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If he had come out and showed himself he would have saved us a lot of trouble."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Chet marveled; "you little devil!
Chapter 13 of Brood of the Dark Moon by Charles Willard Diffin holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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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