Chapter 13 of Pine Needles is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Pine Needles is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!" "Why, so have we all," said his sister. "What now particularly?" "I have got a hint." "What about?
Chapter 13 of Pine Needles is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading “"I have got a hint."”
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading “Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “"What now particularly?"”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"”
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading “Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"”
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 “Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"”
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 Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about?
(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 "Why, so have we all," said his sister.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I have got a hint."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
an indirect suggestion
From this reading "I have got a hint."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What now particularly?"
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "What now particularly?"
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, so have we all," said his sister.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Why, so have we all," said his sister.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why, so have we all," said his sister.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meredith paused, half closed his book, was evidently pondering for a minute, and then exclaimed, "I have learned something!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why, so have we all," said his sister.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What now particularly?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, so have we all," said his sister.
Chapter 13 of Pine Needles by Susan Warner holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 227 sentences of Pine Needles, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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