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Men, Women and Ghosts

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Men, Women and Ghosts is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Number 3 on the Docket The lawyer, are you?
Well!
I ain't got nothin' to say.
Nothin'!
I told the perlice I hadn't nothin'.
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Men, Women and Ghosts

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Men, Women and Ghosts is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Number 3 on the Docket The lawyer, are you?
Line 2
Well!
Line 3
I ain't got nothin' to say.
Line 4
Nothin'!
Line 5
I told the perlice I hadn't nothin'.

All words in this reading · 18

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.

3

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Number 3 on the Docket The lawyer, are you?

ain't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I ain't got nothin' to say.

are

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Number 3 on the Docket The lawyer, are you?

Docket

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From this reading Number 3 on the Docket The lawyer, are you?

got

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I ain't got nothin' to say.

hadn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I told the perlice I hadn't nothin'.

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I ain't got nothin' to say.

lawyer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Number 3 on the Docket The lawyer, are you?

nothin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I ain't got nothin' to say.

Number

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Number 3 on the Docket The lawyer, are you?

on

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From this reading Number 3 on the Docket The lawyer, are you?

perlice

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I told the perlice I hadn't nothin'.

say

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I ain't got nothin' to say.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Number 3 on the Docket The lawyer, are you?

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I ain't got nothin' to say.

told

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I told the perlice I hadn't nothin'.

Well

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From this reading Well!

you

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From this reading Number 3 on the Docket The lawyer, are you?

Chapter 13 of Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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.

What does chapter 13 of Men, Women and Ghosts contain?

Chapter 13 holds 198 sentences of Men, Women and Ghosts, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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.

How do I study chapter 13 of Men, Women and Ghosts?

Work through the 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 40 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.

Can chapter 13 be read aloud to me?

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.

Questions about reading Men, Women and Ghosts

Common questions about reading Men, Women and Ghosts by Amy Lowell on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Men, Women and Ghosts?

Yes. All 2862 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #841 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Men, Women and Ghosts is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #841, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Men, Women and Ghosts take to read?

About 238 minutes of reading across 573 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Men, Women and Ghosts section by section

How to work through Men, Women and Ghosts section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Men, Women and Ghosts

Words and structures a reader meets early in Men, Women and Ghosts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Lowell
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Men, Women and Ghosts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
American
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Men, Women and Ghosts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Massachusetts
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Men, Women and Ghosts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Critic--
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Men, Women and Ghosts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.