Chapter 13 of Friends and cousins is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Friends and cousins is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage. He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife. “Good-morning, Sir,” said Mr. Smith. “Do you happen to know a boy named Tom?” “Tom Prout?
Chapter 13 of Friends and cousins is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small house with a single story
From this reading “THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““Do you happen to know a boy named Tom?””
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.”
-ing form of “sharpen” — make sharp or sharper
From this reading “He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.”
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading “He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.”
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.
In this reading “He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.”
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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 “Do you happen to know a boy named Tom?”
a youthful male person
From this reading “Do you happen to know a boy named Tom?”
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you happen to know a boy named Tom?”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
set up or found
From this reading He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good-morning, Sir,” said Mr. Smith.
come to pass
From this reading “Do you happen to know a boy named Tom?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Do you happen to know a boy named Tom?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Do you happen to know a boy named Tom?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tom Prout?
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good-morning, Sir,” said Mr. Smith.
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
-ing form of “sharpen” — make sharp or sharper
From this reading He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Good-morning, Sir,” said Mr. Smith.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading He found Mr. Thornton sitting on the front steps sharpening his knife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
male cat
From this reading “Do you happen to know a boy named Tom?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE RESCUE That same morning Mr. Smith, the hotel man, drove up to Sweetbrier Cottage.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you happen to know a boy named Tom?”
Chapter 13 of Friends and cousins by Abbie Farwell Brown holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 210 sentences of Friends and cousins, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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