Chapter 13 of Penny of Top Hill Trail is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Penny of Top Hill Trail is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes. Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables. "What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her. There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale. "Oh, Jo!
Chapter 13 of Penny of Top Hill Trail is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “"What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.”
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.”
deeply agitated especially from emotion
From this reading “There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.”
a road leading up to a private house
From this reading “Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “"What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.”
past form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading “"What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.”
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading “Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.”
In this reading “There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.”
In this reading “"What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading "What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.
an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
From this reading Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.
deeply agitated especially from emotion
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
a road leading up to a private house
From this reading Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading "What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Jo!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables.
past form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading "What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marta read the one handed to her as they drove on to the stables.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agatha came out to the driveway to stop the buckboard and deliver the notes.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.
precisely as stated
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What 'tis, honey," Jo asked in alarm, as he reined up and turned to her.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading There was a wild, distraught look in Marta's eyes, and her face had suddenly turned very pale.
Chapter 13 of Penny of Top Hill Trail by Belle Kanaris Maniates holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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.
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