Chapter 13 of Old Ninety-Nine's Cave is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Old Ninety-Nine's Cave is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Six years have passed by. It is March and we are here at The Laurels again. Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck? Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences. What magic wand wrought this change?
Chapter 13 of Old Ninety-Nine's Cave is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading “Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.”
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “It is March and we are here at The Laurels again.”
being ten more than eighty
From this reading “Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?”
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading “Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?”
plural of “railway” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.”
plural of “residence” — any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.”
a rod used by a magician or water diviner
From this reading “What magic wand wrought this change?”
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In this reading “What magic wand wrought this change?”
In this reading “Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?”
In this reading “Six years have passed by.”
In this reading “Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.”
move past
In this reading “Six years have passed by.”
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anew
From this reading It is March and we are here at The Laurels again.
(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 Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is March and we are here at The Laurels again.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is March and we are here at The Laurels again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is March and we are here at The Laurels again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Six years have passed by.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading What magic wand wrought this change?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Six years have passed by.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It is March and we are here at The Laurels again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is March and we are here at The Laurels again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is March and we are here at The Laurels again.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading It is March and we are here at The Laurels again.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading What magic wand wrought this change?
march in a procession
From this reading It is March and we are here at The Laurels again.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.
being ten more than eighty
From this reading Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?
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From this reading Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Six years have passed by.
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.
plural of “railway” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.
plural of “residence” — any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six years have passed by.
impressive in appearance
From this reading Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Electric lights, street railways, stately residences, handsome public buildings and all modern conveniences.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is March and we are here at The Laurels again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?
a rod used by a magician or water diviner
From this reading What magic wand wrought this change?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is March and we are here at The Laurels again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What magic wand wrought this change?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Can this beautiful city with its population of ninety thousand be Nootwyck?
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading What magic wand wrought this change?
a late time of life
From this reading Six years have passed by.
Chapter 13 of Old Ninety-Nine's Cave by Elizabeth H. Gray holds 326 sentences, grouped into 66 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 326 sentences of Old Ninety-Nine's Cave, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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