Chapter 13 of In League with Israel is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of In League with Israel is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. TRENT. IT was a cold, bleak night in November. There was a blazing wood-fire on the library hearth. Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
Chapter 13 of In League with Israel is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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shining intensely
From this reading “There was a blazing wood-fire on the library hearth.”
offering little or no hope
From this reading “IT was a cold, bleak night in November.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.”
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “There was a blazing wood-fire on the library hearth.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “IT was a cold, bleak night in November.”
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “TRENT.”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.”
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 “Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.”
at or in the front
In this reading “Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.”
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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 IT was a cold, bleak night in November.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
shining intensely
From this reading There was a blazing wood-fire on the library hearth.
offering little or no hope
From this reading IT was a cold, bleak night in November.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
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 IT was a cold, bleak night in November.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DR.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading There was a blazing wood-fire on the library hearth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was a cold, bleak night in November.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a cold, bleak night in November.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
a room where books are kept
From this reading There was a blazing wood-fire on the library hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IT was a cold, bleak night in November.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading IT was a cold, bleak night in November.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a blazing wood-fire on the library hearth.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a blazing wood-fire on the library hearth.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a blazing wood-fire on the library hearth.
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading TRENT.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a cold, bleak night in November.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bethany sat in a low chair in front of it, with a large, flat book in her lap, which she was using as a desk for her long-neglected letter-writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a blazing wood-fire on the library hearth.
Chapter 13 of In League with Israel by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston holds 281 sentences, grouped into 57 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 281 sentences of In League with Israel, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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