Chapter 13 of Highacres is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Highacres is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HASKIN'S HILL "Jerry--it's _perfect_! Come and look." Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window. Downstairs a clock had just chimed seven. Jerry sprang from her bed with one bound.
Chapter 13 of Highacres is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “chime” — emit a sound
From this reading “Downstairs a clock had just chimed seven.”
on a floor below
From this reading “Downstairs a clock had just chimed seven.”
having been flattened
From this reading “Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.”
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading “Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “HASKIN'S HILL "Jerry--it's _perfect_!”
possessive form of “jerry” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.”
plural of “pajama” — a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries
From this reading “Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.”
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 “Jerry sprang from her bed with one bound.”
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 Downstairs a clock had just chimed seven.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come and look."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Jerry sprang from her bed with one bound.
confined by bonds
From this reading Jerry sprang from her bed with one bound.
past form of “chime” — emit a sound
From this reading Downstairs a clock had just chimed seven.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading Downstairs a clock had just chimed seven.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come and look."
on a floor below
From this reading Downstairs a clock had just chimed seven.
having been flattened
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jerry sprang from her bed with one bound.
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Downstairs a clock had just chimed seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HASKIN'S HILL "Jerry--it's _perfect_!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading HASKIN'S HILL "Jerry--it's _perfect_!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HASKIN'S HILL "Jerry--it's _perfect_!
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading HASKIN'S HILL "Jerry--it's _perfect_!
possessive form of “jerry” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
and nothing more
From this reading Downstairs a clock had just chimed seven.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Come and look."
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jerry sprang from her bed with one bound.
plural of “pajama” — a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading HASKIN'S HILL "Jerry--it's _perfect_!
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Downstairs a clock had just chimed seven.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jerry sprang from her bed with one bound.
having a supporting base
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gyp, shivering in her pajamas, was standing with her small nose flattened against Jerry's cold window.
Chapter 13 of Highacres by Jane Abbott holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 108 sentences of Highacres, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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