Chapter 13 of Hildegarde's Neighbors is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Hildegarde's Neighbors is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROGER THE CODGER. "Miranda!" said Roger. "Yes, my dear brother!" "Tum te-tiddle-de-tum, tum, tum, tum!" "Yes, my dear brother."
Chapter 13 of Hildegarde's Neighbors is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"Yes, my dear brother!"”
dearly loved
From this reading “"Yes, my dear brother!"”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"Miranda!" said Roger.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, my dear brother!"”
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.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Yes, my dear brother!"
used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
From this reading ROGER THE CODGER.
dearly loved
From this reading "Yes, my dear brother!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miranda!" said Roger.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my dear brother!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROGER THE CODGER.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Miranda!" said Roger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tum te-tiddle-de-tum, tum, tum, tum!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROGER THE CODGER.
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading "Tum te-tiddle-de-tum, tum, tum, tum!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, my dear brother!"
Chapter 13 of Hildegarde's Neighbors by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 121 sentences of Hildegarde's Neighbors, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Hildegarde's Neighbors by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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