Chapter 13 of Pawned is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Pawned is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He walked on and on. He was getting into the uptown section now. How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire! How many miles? He did not know.
Chapter 13 of Pawned is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!”
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!”
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading “How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!”
belonging to some prior time
From this reading “How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “He was getting into the uptown section now.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!”
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
From this reading “He was getting into the uptown section now.”
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In this reading “How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He walked on and on.
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From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
the act of acquiring something
From this reading He was getting into the uptown section now.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked on and on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was getting into the uptown section now.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He did not know.
immediately past
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not know.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was getting into the uptown section now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He walked on and on.
belonging to some prior time
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading He was getting into the uptown section now.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
from a time in the past until now
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was getting into the uptown section now.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
From this reading He was getting into the uptown section now.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked on and on.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was getting into the uptown section now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How many miles he must have covered since he had left Hawkins, and since the door of the one-time pawn-shop had closed on that little bare-headed figure with the loose cloak clutched about her throat--the last sight he had had of Claire!
Chapter 13 of Pawned by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 433 sentences of Pawned, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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