Chapter 13 of Legacy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Legacy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said. "Lines and lines of stuff, of course. But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear. Your mother dies when you're six months old. Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
Chapter 13 of Legacy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uninterrupted connection or union
From this reading “But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.”
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “Your mother dies when you're six months old.”
plural of “investigator” — a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
From this reading “"Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “"Lines and lines of stuff, of course.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Your mother dies when you're six months old.”
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading “Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “"Lines and lines of stuff, of course.”
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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 But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Lines and lines of stuff, of course.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
rid of obstructions
From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
uninterrupted connection or union
From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Lines and lines of stuff, of course.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
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From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
plural of “investigator” — a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
immediately past
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "Lines and lines of stuff, of course.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Lines and lines of stuff, of course.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "Lines and lines of stuff, of course.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
precisely as stated
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
at the time that
From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
Chapter 13 of Legacy by James H. Schmitz holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of Legacy, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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