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In the Bishop's Carriage
In the Bishop's Carriage

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of In the Bishop's Carriage is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.
I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.
It isn't enough for me to see him act.
"Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"
She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.
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In the Bishop's Carriage

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of In the Bishop's Carriage is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.
Line 2
I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.
Line 3
It isn't enough for me to see him act.
Line 4
"Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"
Line 5
She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

All words in this reading · 74

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

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From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

act

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From this reading It isn't enough for me to see him act.

all

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From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

and

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From this reading I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.

at

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From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

because

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From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

black

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From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

but

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

candy-shoe-strings

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From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

case

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From this reading I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.

chewing

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From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

D

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From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

didn't

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From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

does

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

eating

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From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

end

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From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

enough

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It isn't enough for me to see him act.

feel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

feels

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From this reading I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.

fellow

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From this reading I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.

for

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From this reading It isn't enough for me to see him act.

good

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From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

grown-up

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

haven't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

having

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

him

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It isn't enough for me to see him act.

hope

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.

I

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From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.

inquisitive

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

isn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It isn't enough for me to see him act.

It

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It isn't enough for me to see him act.

just

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

Kitty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

know

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.

like

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

long

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

looks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

lost

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

Mag

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

makes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

me

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It isn't enough for me to see him act.

more

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

other

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.

rank

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

right

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

see

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

She

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

shouldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

somehow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

something

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

stop

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

string

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

stuff

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

than

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

thinks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.

time

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.

too

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

twelve-months-old

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

twelve-year-old

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

want

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I want to know how the other fellow in the case feels and thinks.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was chewing at the end of a long string of black candy-shoe-strings, all right, the stuff looks like--and she was eating just because she didn't want to stop.

where

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

Wilson

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

You

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Mag, that's where I shouldn't rank with the A.D. I'm too inquisitive.

you're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Kitty," I said--somehow a twelve-year-old makes you feel more of a grown-up than a twelve-months-old does--"I hope you're having a good--time, Kitty Wilson, but--haven't you lost something?"

Chapter 17 of In the Bishop's Carriage by Miriam Michelson holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 17 of In the Bishop's Carriage contain?

Chapter 17 holds 228 sentences of In the Bishop's Carriage, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 17 of In the Bishop's Carriage by Miriam Michelson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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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Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 17 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.

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About 348 minutes of reading across 836 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in In the Bishop's Carriage

Words and structures a reader meets early in In the Bishop's Carriage, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Thing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In the Bishop's Carriage; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hottest
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In the Bishop's Carriage; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bolted
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Darling
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In the Bishop's Carriage; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.