Chapter 13 of Potterism: A Tragi-Farcical Tract is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Potterism: A Tragi-Farcical Tract is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED The fine weather ended. Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings. Later the wind blustered, and it was cold. Sometimes Jane felt sick; that was the baby. But not often.
Chapter 13 of Potterism: A Tragi-Farcical Tract is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Sometimes Jane felt sick; that was the baby.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED The fine weather ended.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED The fine weather ended.”
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Sometimes Jane felt sick; that was the baby.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED The fine weather ended.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Later the wind blustered, and it was cold.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Sometimes Jane felt sick; that was the baby.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED The fine weather ended.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later the wind blustered, and it was cold.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not often.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Later the wind blustered, and it was cold.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED The fine weather ended.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED The fine weather ended.
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Sometimes Jane felt sick; that was the baby.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED The fine weather ended.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Later the wind blustered, and it was cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes Jane felt sick; that was the baby.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later the wind blustered, and it was cold.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
joined in matrimony
From this reading ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED The fine weather ended.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not often.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
many times at short intervals
From this reading But not often.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Sometimes Jane felt sick; that was the baby.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes Jane felt sick; that was the baby.
not in physical motion
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes Jane felt sick; that was the baby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED The fine weather ended.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED The fine weather ended.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Later the wind blustered, and it was cold.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED The fine weather ended.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Later the wind blustered, and it was cold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early October had been warm, full of golden light, with clear, still evenings.
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