Chapter 13 of Rita is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Rita is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MEETINGS AND GREETINGS. It was no time for explanations. Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake. "Glad to find you, cousin," he said. "I've been looking for you.
Chapter 13 of Rita is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading “It was no time for explanations.”
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “MEETINGS AND GREETINGS.”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.”
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading “Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.”
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “MEETINGS AND GREETINGS.”
an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)
From this reading “Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.”
a coniferous tree
From this reading “Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.”
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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 Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MEETINGS AND GREETINGS.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been looking for you.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Glad to find you, cousin," he said.
plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading It was no time for explanations.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Glad to find you, cousin," he said.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was no time for explanations.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Glad to find you, cousin," he said.
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading MEETINGS AND GREETINGS.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Glad to find you, cousin," he said.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been looking for you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no time for explanations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "I've been looking for you.
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading MEETINGS AND GREETINGS.
an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
not any; not one
From this reading It was no time for explanations.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
a coniferous tree
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Glad to find you, cousin," he said.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Jim Montfort put out a hand like a pine knot, and gave Rita's fingers a huge shake.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was no time for explanations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Glad to find you, cousin," he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no time for explanations.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Glad to find you, cousin," he said.
Chapter 13 of Rita by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 201 sentences of Rita, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Rita by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 201 sentences, grouped into 41 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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