Chapter 13 of Brothers is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Brothers is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I think I should like a tea-basket," she said, pausing. "Will you get one? I’ll go back to the carriage." Archibald obeyed, unsuspecting. Betty turned and ran to the bookstall.
Chapter 13 of Brothers is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “I’ll go back to the carriage."”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"Will you get one?”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Archibald obeyed, unsuspecting.”
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “"I think I should like a tea-basket," she said, pausing.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Betty turned and ran to the bookstall.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “"I think I should like a tea-basket," she said, pausing.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Betty turned and ran to the bookstall.”
not suspicious
From this reading “Archibald obeyed, unsuspecting.”
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.
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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “I’ll go back to the carriage."”
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 "I think I should like a tea-basket," she said, pausing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Betty turned and ran to the bookstall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Archibald obeyed, unsuspecting.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I’ll go back to the carriage."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty turned and ran to the bookstall.
a shop where books are sold
From this reading Betty turned and ran to the bookstall.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading I’ll go back to the carriage."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Will you get one?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I’ll go back to the carriage."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think I should like a tea-basket," she said, pausing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll go back to the carriage."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I think I should like a tea-basket," she said, pausing.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Archibald obeyed, unsuspecting.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Will you get one?
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading "I think I should like a tea-basket," she said, pausing.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Betty turned and ran to the bookstall.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think I should like a tea-basket," she said, pausing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I think I should like a tea-basket," she said, pausing.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I think I should like a tea-basket," she said, pausing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I should like a tea-basket," she said, pausing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’ll go back to the carriage."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think I should like a tea-basket," she said, pausing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ll go back to the carriage."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Betty turned and ran to the bookstall.
not suspicious
From this reading Archibald obeyed, unsuspecting.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you get one?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you get one?
Chapter 13 of Brothers by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of Brothers, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Brothers by Horace Annesley Vachell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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How to work through Brothers section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Brothers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
