Chapter 13 of Little Lost Sister is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Little Lost Sister is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland. It was, in fact, the most pleasant sound he had heard in days. Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her. To this he had received no reply. Then he wrote two letters in one day.
Chapter 13 of Little Lost Sister is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.”
past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal
From this reading “Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.”
occurring with no delay
From this reading “BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.”
accept gladly
From this reading “Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.”
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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 Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
later than; following
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Then he wrote two letters in one day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was, in fact, the most pleasant sound he had heard in days.
past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It was, in fact, the most pleasant sound he had heard in days.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was, in fact, the most pleasant sound he had heard in days.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was, in fact, the most pleasant sound he had heard in days.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, in fact, the most pleasant sound he had heard in days.
occurring with no delay
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, in fact, the most pleasant sound he had heard in days.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
the literary culture
From this reading Then he wrote two letters in one day.
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 Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was, in fact, the most pleasant sound he had heard in days.
information about recent and important events
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
not any; not one
From this reading To this he had received no reply.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he wrote two letters in one day.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was, in fact, the most pleasant sound he had heard in days.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading To this he had received no reply.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading To this he had received no reply.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading It was, in fact, the most pleasant sound he had heard in days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he wrote two letters in one day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this he had received no reply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Then he wrote two letters in one day.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, in fact, the most pleasant sound he had heard in days.
accept gladly
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upon returning to Chicago after his lover-like interview with Patience Welcome he had dispatched a long letter to her.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM MILLVILLE The word Millville had an instantaneous effect on Harry Boland.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Then he wrote two letters in one day.
Chapter 13 of Little Lost Sister by Virginia Brooks holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 156 sentences of Little Lost Sister, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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