Chapter 13 of Children of No Man's Land is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Children of No Man's Land is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I But Cliffe Kennedy was indubitably to blame. No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost. His sense of dramatic effect abhorred a vacuum. Deb had caught the trick, that was all. She was always impressionable.
Chapter 13 of Children of No Man's Land is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “abhor” — find repugnant
From this reading “His sense of dramatic effect abhorred a vacuum.”
to gain with effort
From this reading “No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.”
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading “No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.”
a young woman making her debut into society
From this reading “No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.”
(of sounds) repeating by reflection
From this reading “No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.”
easily impressed or influenced
From this reading “She was always impressionable.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “I But Cliffe Kennedy was indubitably to blame.”
the absence of matter
From this reading “His sense of dramatic effect abhorred a vacuum.”
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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In this reading “His sense of dramatic effect abhorred a vacuum.”
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 No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
inflected form of “abhor” — find repugnant
From this reading His sense of dramatic effect abhorred a vacuum.
to gain with effort
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
(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 Deb had caught the trick, that was all.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She was always impressionable.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading I But Cliffe Kennedy was indubitably to blame.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I But Cliffe Kennedy was indubitably to blame.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Deb had caught the trick, that was all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I But Cliffe Kennedy was indubitably to blame.
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
a young woman making her debut into society
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading His sense of dramatic effect abhorred a vacuum.
(of sounds) repeating by reflection
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading His sense of dramatic effect abhorred a vacuum.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I But Cliffe Kennedy was indubitably to blame.
easily impressed or influenced
From this reading She was always impressionable.
in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted
From this reading I But Cliffe Kennedy was indubitably to blame.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading I But Cliffe Kennedy was indubitably to blame.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
not any; not one
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading His sense of dramatic effect abhorred a vacuum.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was always impressionable.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Deb had caught the trick, that was all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Deb had caught the trick, that was all.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I But Cliffe Kennedy was indubitably to blame.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading Deb had caught the trick, that was all.
the absence of matter
From this reading His sense of dramatic effect abhorred a vacuum.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I But Cliffe Kennedy was indubitably to blame.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading No one could spend so much time with Cliffe as Deb had done of late, without echoing his tendency to achieve a climax at whatever cost.
Chapter 13 of Children of No Man's Land by G. B. (Gladys Bronwyn) Stern holds 287 sentences, grouped into 58 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 287 sentences of Children of No Man's Land, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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