Chapter 13 of Re-creations is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Re-creations is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl. “That’s the one! That’s the chicken, Nellie!” she whispered. “Now, isn’t she a chicken? Don’t you think Harry is right?
Chapter 13 of Re-creations is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “That’s the chicken, Nellie!” she whispered.”
-ing form of “comprehend” — get the meaning of something
From this reading “Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Don’t you think Harry is right?”
with low volume
From this reading “Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.”
with one side forward or to the front
From this reading “Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.”
moving very fast
From this reading “Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “That’s the chicken, Nellie!” she whispered.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Now, isn’t she a chicken?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading That’s the chicken, Nellie!” she whispered.
-ing form of “comprehend” — get the meaning of something
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you think Harry is right?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
a young female
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Don’t you think Harry is right?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don’t you think Harry is right?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, isn’t she a chicken?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s the chicken, Nellie!” she whispered.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, isn’t she a chicken?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
with low volume
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Don’t you think Harry is right?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That’s the chicken, Nellie!” she whispered.
with one side forward or to the front
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
moving very fast
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s the one!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Don’t you think Harry is right?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading That’s the chicken, Nellie!” she whispered.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Louise had given her sister one swift, comprehending look, and stood quietly enough looking into the window; but her real glance was sideways, watching Carey and the girl.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t you think Harry is right?
Chapter 13 of Re-creations by Grace Livingston Hill holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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 233 sentences of Re-creations, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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