Chapter 13 of Kincaid's Battery is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Kincaid's Battery is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They've never offered it to you, Doctor? H-oh! They'd as soon think of asking one of our generals. They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid." "I've never advised any one against it, Anna."
Chapter 13 of Kincaid's Battery is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 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.
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “"I've never advised any one against it, Anna."”
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “"I've never advised any one against it, Anna."”
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “They'd as soon think of asking one of our generals.”
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"They've never offered it to you, Doctor?”
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading “They'd as soon think of asking one of our generals.”
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading “They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “"They've never offered it to you, Doctor?”
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 They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading "I've never advised any one against it, Anna."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "I've never advised any one against it, Anna."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading "I've never advised any one against it, Anna."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I've never advised any one against it, Anna."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They'd as soon think of asking one of our generals.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading They'd as soon think of asking one of our generals.
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "They've never offered it to you, Doctor?
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading They'd as soon think of asking one of our generals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H-oh!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've never advised any one against it, Anna."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They've never offered it to you, Doctor?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "They've never offered it to you, Doctor?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They'd as soon think of asking one of our generals.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "They've never offered it to you, Doctor?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They'd as soon think of asking one of our generals.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They'd as soon think of asking one of our generals.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."
in the near future
From this reading They'd as soon think of asking one of our generals.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They'd _almost_ as soon"--the corners of her lips hinted a smile--"ask Hilary Kincaid."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'd as soon think of asking one of our generals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They've never offered it to you, Doctor?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading They'd as soon think of asking one of our generals.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They've never offered it to you, Doctor?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "They've never offered it to you, Doctor?
Chapter 13 of Kincaid's Battery by George Washington Cable holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 391 sentences of Kincaid's Battery, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Kincaid's Battery by George Washington Cable exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
Work through the 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 79 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 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.
Common questions about reading Kincaid's Battery by George Washington Cable on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5644 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #11719 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #11719, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 470 minutes of reading across 1129 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Kincaid's Battery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of Kincaid's Battery to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Kincaid's Battery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
