Chapter 13 of Patty's Fortune is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Patty's Fortune is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents. “It was in the baby’s shoe! I haven’t read it. Open it, Dad.” Mr. Fairfield took the paper Patty handed him, and read aloud:
Chapter 13 of Patty's Fortune is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Mr. Fairfield took the paper Patty handed him, and read aloud:”
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
possessive form of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Open it, Dad.””
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “Mr. Fairfield took the paper Patty handed him, and read aloud:”
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents.”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents.”
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading ““It was in the baby’s shoe!”
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In this reading “Mr. Fairfield took the paper Patty handed him, and read aloud:”
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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 CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Mr. Fairfield took the paper Patty handed him, and read aloud:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Fairfield took the paper Patty handed him, and read aloud:
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “It was in the baby’s shoe!
possessive form of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Open it, Dad.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Fairfield took the paper Patty handed him, and read aloud:
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Mr. Fairfield took the paper Patty handed him, and read aloud:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haven’t read it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Fairfield took the paper Patty handed him, and read aloud:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haven’t read it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It was in the baby’s shoe!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was in the baby’s shoe!
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Fairfield took the paper Patty handed him, and read aloud:
a brief written record
From this reading CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Open it, Dad.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Mr. Fairfield took the paper Patty handed him, and read aloud:
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents.
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I haven’t read it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents.
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading “It was in the baby’s shoe!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It was in the baby’s shoe!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHICK’S PLAN “Here’s a note,” said Patty to her parents.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mr. Fairfield took the paper Patty handed him, and read aloud:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was in the baby’s shoe!
Chapter 13 of Patty's Fortune by Carolyn Wells holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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 204 sentences of Patty's Fortune, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Patty's Fortune by Carolyn Wells exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
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