Chapter 13 of Lady Cassandra is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Lady Cassandra is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air. "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?" "Nothing! Ain't going to play." "Oh, yes, you are," Grizel said coolly.
Chapter 13 of Lady Cassandra is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “"What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"”
requiring full use of your abilities or resources
From this reading “Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “"What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"”
past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading “Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.”
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “"Oh, yes, you are," Grizel said coolly.”
drive away by hitting with one's ball
From this reading “"What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “"What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"”
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading “"What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"”
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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 Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ain't going to play."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, yes, you are," Grizel said coolly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
requiring full use of your abilities or resources
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading "Oh, yes, you are," Grizel said coolly.
drive away by hitting with one's ball
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
the act of departing
From this reading Ain't going to play."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, you are," Grizel said coolly.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Ain't going to play."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, yes, you are," Grizel said coolly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ain't going to play."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grizel cocked her head at him with a challenging air.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, you are," Grizel said coolly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you bet I don't beat you hollow at croquet, before the clock strikes seven?"
Chapter 13 of Lady Cassandra by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 425 sentences of Lady Cassandra, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Lady Cassandra by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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