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Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
"Me?
Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.
No more of that now.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of One Basket is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
Line 2
"Me?
Line 3
Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
Line 4
But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.
Line 5
No more of that now.

All words in this reading · 46

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a

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

all

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

and

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

arm

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

as

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

be

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

better

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

big

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

But

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From this reading But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.

by

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

closed

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

coming

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

felt

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

get

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

glowing

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

hand

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

he

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From this reading But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.

her

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

herself

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

I'll

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

job

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

knew

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From this reading But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.

Me

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From this reading "Me?

meant

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From this reading But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.

more

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

No

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From this reading No more of that now.

now

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From this reading No more of that now.

of

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From this reading No more of that now.

on

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

pay

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

pleased

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

rights

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

see

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

she

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

From this reading But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.

shivering

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

sure

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

Tess

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

that

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From this reading No more of that now.

that'll

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

that's

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

the

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

tightly

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From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.

to

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

what

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From this reading But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.

Why

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

you

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From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."

Chapter 13 of One Basket by Edna Ferber holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 One Basket contain?

Chapter 13 holds 230 sentences of One Basket, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of One Basket by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 One Basket?

Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 46 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 One Basket

Common questions about reading One Basket by Edna Ferber on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of One Basket?

Yes. All 4088 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #489 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of One Basket is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #489, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does One Basket take to read?

About 340 minutes of reading across 818 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read One Basket section by section

How to work through One Basket section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 18 chapters of One Basket to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in One Basket

Words and structures a reader meets early in One Basket, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Woman
A word that appears in the opening chapter of One Basket; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tried
A word that appears in the opening chapter of One Basket; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Woman--so
A word that appears in the opening chapter of One Basket; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Trail
A word that appears in the opening chapter of One Basket; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.