Chapter 13 of Joe Wilson and His Mates is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Joe Wilson and His Mates is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Well, I’ve got nothing to say.’ ‘But you should find something. Think of me--it’s very miserable for me. Have you anything on your mind? Is there any new trouble?
Chapter 13 of Joe Wilson and His Mates is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 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.
any thing at all
From this reading “Have you anything on your mind?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “‘But you should find something.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “‘Well, I’ve got nothing to say.’”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Have you anything on your mind?”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “Think of me--it’s very miserable for me.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Is there any new trouble?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “‘But you should find something.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Is there any new trouble?”
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.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Is there any new trouble?
any thing at all
From this reading Have you anything on your mind?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But you should find something.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ‘But you should find something.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Think of me--it’s very miserable for me.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘Well, I’ve got nothing to say.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you anything on your mind?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, I’ve got nothing to say.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there any new trouble?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think of me--it’s very miserable for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Think of me--it’s very miserable for me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Have you anything on your mind?
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Think of me--it’s very miserable for me.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Is there any new trouble?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ‘Well, I’ve got nothing to say.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Think of me--it’s very miserable for me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Have you anything on your mind?
express in words
From this reading ‘Well, I’ve got nothing to say.’
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘But you should find something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ‘But you should find something.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there any new trouble?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Think of me--it’s very miserable for me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Well, I’ve got nothing to say.’
a source of difficulty
From this reading Is there any new trouble?
precisely as stated
From this reading Think of me--it’s very miserable for me.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ‘Well, I’ve got nothing to say.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘But you should find something.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you anything on your mind?
Chapter 13 of Joe Wilson and His Mates by Henry Lawson holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
Chapter 13 holds 191 sentences of Joe Wilson and His Mates, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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