Chapter 13 of Green Doors is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Green Doors is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Neither of them had a thing to say. The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them. Then they heard Cynthia’s voice out in the moonlight. “You’ll need a scarf, Clare dear. There’s an autumn tang.”
Chapter 13 of Green Doors is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “There’s an autumn tang.””
possessive form of “cynthia” — (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
plural of “dial” — the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading “The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.”
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading “The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.”
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading “The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.”
a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
From this reading ““You’ll need a scarf, Clare dear.”
a tart spicy quality
From this reading “There’s an autumn tang.””
past form of “tick” — make a clicking or ticking sound
From this reading “The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.”
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 “The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.”
In this reading “Then they heard Cynthia’s voice out in the moonlight.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Neither of them had a thing to say.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading There’s an autumn tang.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll need a scarf, Clare dear.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
possessive form of “cynthia” — (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading Then they heard Cynthia’s voice out in the moonlight.
dearly loved
From this reading “You’ll need a scarf, Clare dear.
plural of “dial” — the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither of them had a thing to say.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then they heard Cynthia’s voice out in the moonlight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then they heard Cynthia’s voice out in the moonlight.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
the light of the Moon
From this reading Then they heard Cynthia’s voice out in the moonlight.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “You’ll need a scarf, Clare dear.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of them had a thing to say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither of them had a thing to say.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then they heard Cynthia’s voice out in the moonlight.
express in words
From this reading Neither of them had a thing to say.
a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
From this reading “You’ll need a scarf, Clare dear.
a tart spicy quality
From this reading There’s an autumn tang.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Neither of them had a thing to say.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they heard Cynthia’s voice out in the moonlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s an autumn tang.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they heard Cynthia’s voice out in the moonlight.
a special situation
From this reading Neither of them had a thing to say.
past form of “tick” — make a clicking or ticking sound
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither of them had a thing to say.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then they heard Cynthia’s voice out in the moonlight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The clock ticked,—an elegant little glass clock with glass flowers for dials, on the mantel near them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll need a scarf, Clare dear.
Chapter 13 of Green Doors by Ethel Cook Eliot holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of Green Doors, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Green Doors by Ethel Cook Eliot exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 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.
Common questions about reading Green Doors by Ethel Cook Eliot on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6590 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52531 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #52531, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 549 minutes of reading across 1318 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Green Doors section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 16 chapters of Green Doors to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Green Doors, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
