Chapter 13 of Odd is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Odd is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'When We Two Met!' Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major. 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness. 'I dare say you may, dear.' 'But shall I have an organ to play?
Chapter 13 of Odd is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading “Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “'I dare say you may, dear.'”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.”
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading “'But shall I have an organ to play?”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.”
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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 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
(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 Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'But shall I have an organ to play?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
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From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But shall I have an organ to play?
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading 'I dare say you may, dear.'
dearly loved
From this reading 'I dare say you may, dear.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'But shall I have an organ to play?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'I dare say you may, dear.'
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading 'When We Two Met!'
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading 'But shall I have an organ to play?
participate in games or sport
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
express in words
From this reading 'I dare say you may, dear.'
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
deliver by singing
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 'When We Two Met!'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Betty was so absorbed in the music that she forgot all about the major.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'When We Two Met!'
at the time that
From this reading 'When We Two Met!'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'When I grow up, do you think I shall be able to play and sing like you do?' she asked, with a little sigh of happiness.
Chapter 13 of Odd by Amy Le Feuvre holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 178 sentences of Odd, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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