Chapter 13 of Poor Man's Rock is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Poor Man's Rock is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house. "How are you?" he asked. "Sore. Wobbly." MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
Chapter 13 of Poor Man's Rock is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the first light of day
From this reading “An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.”
a city in northern Italy
From this reading “An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.”
an intervening period or episode
From this reading “An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.”
staying power
From this reading “MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.”
hurting
From this reading “"Sore.”
nonexistent
From this reading “MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.”
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading “Wobbly."”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you?" he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How are you?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
the first light of day
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
a city in northern Italy
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
set up or found
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How are you?" he asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you?" he asked.
an intervening period or episode
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
staying power
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
hurting
From this reading "Sore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
nonexistent
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading Wobbly."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you?" he asked.
Chapter 13 of Poor Man's Rock by Bertrand W. Sinclair holds 369 sentences, grouped into 74 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 369 sentences of Poor Man's Rock, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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