Chapter 13 of Cap'n Warren's Wards is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Cap'n Warren's Wards is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An important event was about to take place. At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely. He ventured to remind her of it. “Caroline,” he said, “Sunday is your birthday, ain’t it?” His niece looked at him in surprise.
Chapter 13 of Cap'n Warren's Wards is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading ““Caroline,” he said, “Sunday is your birthday, ain’t it?””
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading ““Caroline,” he said, “Sunday is your birthday, ain’t it?””
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “An important event was about to take place.”
in a close manner
From this reading “At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.”
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “His niece looked at him in surprise.”
put in the mind of someone
From this reading “He ventured to remind her of it.”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “He ventured to remind her of it.”
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 An important event was about to take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Caroline,” he said, “Sunday is your birthday, ain’t it?”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An important event was about to take place.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “Caroline,” he said, “Sunday is your birthday, ain’t it?”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “Caroline,” he said, “Sunday is your birthday, ain’t it?”
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading An important event was about to take place.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ventured to remind her of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He ventured to remind her of it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His niece looked at him in surprise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His niece looked at him in surprise.
of great significance or value
From this reading An important event was about to take place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His niece looked at him in surprise.
in a close manner
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Caroline,” he said, “Sunday is your birthday, ain’t it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His niece looked at him in surprise.
used to form the superlative
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading His niece looked at him in surprise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He ventured to remind her of it.
a human being
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading An important event was about to take place.
put in the mind of someone
From this reading He ventured to remind her of it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Caroline,” he said, “Sunday is your birthday, ain’t it?”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “Caroline,” he said, “Sunday is your birthday, ain’t it?”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading His niece looked at him in surprise.
carry out
From this reading An important event was about to take place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At least, it seemed important to Captain Elisha, although the person most intimately concerned appeared to have forgotten it entirely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An important event was about to take place.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading He ventured to remind her of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An important event was about to take place.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Caroline,” he said, “Sunday is your birthday, ain’t it?”
Chapter 13 of Cap'n Warren's Wards by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 512 sentences, grouped into 103 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 512 sentences of Cap'n Warren's Wards, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.
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