Chapter 13 of Popular Adventure Tales is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Popular Adventure Tales is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SUPPER OF GUAPO. I have said all ate of the supper. This is not strictly true. One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo. Why?
Chapter 13 of Popular Adventure Tales is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “I have said all ate of the supper.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.”
restricted to something
From this reading “This is not strictly true.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “THE SUPPER OF GUAPO.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “This is not strictly true.”
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(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 I have said all ate of the supper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading I have said all ate of the supper.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SUPPER OF GUAPO.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have said all ate of the supper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have said all ate of the supper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is not strictly true.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is not strictly true.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SUPPER OF GUAPO.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I have said all ate of the supper.
restricted to something
From this reading This is not strictly true.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading THE SUPPER OF GUAPO.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUPPER OF GUAPO.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not strictly true.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading This is not strictly true.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the party did not touch it, and that was old Guapo.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?
Chapter 13 of Popular Adventure Tales by Mayne Reid holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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 286 sentences of Popular Adventure Tales, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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