Chapter 13 of Lightfoot the Deer is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Lightfoot the Deer is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership. They had been the best of friends for a long time. Paddy had always been glad to have Lightfoot visit his pond. To tell the truth, he was rather fond of handsome Lightfoot. You know Paddy is himself not at all handsome.
Chapter 13 of Lightfoot the Deer is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/8 · 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 or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “To tell the truth, he was rather fond of handsome Lightfoot.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Paddy had always been glad to have Lightfoot visit his pond.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “To tell the truth, he was rather fond of handsome Lightfoot.”
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading “It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.”
the members of a business venture created by contract
From this reading “It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.”
a small lake
From this reading “Paddy had always been glad to have Lightfoot visit his pond.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “Paddy had always been glad to have Lightfoot visit his pond.”
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 It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You know Paddy is himself not at all handsome.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Paddy had always been glad to have Lightfoot visit his pond.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You know Paddy is himself not at all handsome.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been the best of friends for a long time.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading They had been the best of friends for a long time.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading To tell the truth, he was rather fond of handsome Lightfoot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had been the best of friends for a long time.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading They had been the best of friends for a long time.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Paddy had always been glad to have Lightfoot visit his pond.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been the best of friends for a long time.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading To tell the truth, he was rather fond of handsome Lightfoot.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Paddy had always been glad to have Lightfoot visit his pond.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To tell the truth, he was rather fond of handsome Lightfoot.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading You know Paddy is himself not at all handsome.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paddy had always been glad to have Lightfoot visit his pond.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know Paddy is himself not at all handsome.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know Paddy is himself not at all handsome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They had been the best of friends for a long time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You know Paddy is himself not at all handsome.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had been the best of friends for a long time.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.
the members of a business venture created by contract
From this reading It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.
a small lake
From this reading Paddy had always been glad to have Lightfoot visit his pond.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.
on the contrary
From this reading To tell the truth, he was rather fond of handsome Lightfoot.
express in words
From this reading To tell the truth, he was rather fond of handsome Lightfoot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had been the best of friends for a long time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been the best of friends for a long time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They had been the best of friends for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Paddy had always been glad to have Lightfoot visit his pond.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading To tell the truth, he was rather fond of handsome Lightfoot.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Paddy had always been glad to have Lightfoot visit his pond.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a queer partnership, that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy, but it was a good partnership.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know Paddy is himself not at all handsome.
Chapter 13 of Lightfoot the Deer by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 40 sentences, grouped into 8 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 40 sentences of Lightfoot the Deer, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Lightfoot the Deer by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 40 sentences, grouped into 8 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 8 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 8 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 Lightfoot the Deer by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1304 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4670 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #4670, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 108 minutes of reading across 261 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Lightfoot the Deer section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 39 chapters of Lightfoot the Deer 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 Lightfoot the Deer, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
