Chapter 5 of Room 13 is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Room 13 is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn. He had to think, and think quickly. Marney knew! But Marney had not told, and Johnny guessed why. When had Jeff Legge told her?
Chapter 5 of Room 13 is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of gathering something together
From this reading “Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.”
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.”
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “But Marney had not told, and Johnny guessed why.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.”
crowded or massed together
From this reading “Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had to think, and think quickly.
the act of gathering something together
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading But Marney had not told, and Johnny guessed why.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to think, and think quickly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to think, and think quickly.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When had Jeff Legge told her?
crowded or massed together
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
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From this reading When had Jeff Legge told her?
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Marney knew!
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When had Jeff Legge told her?
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marney knew!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
with speed
From this reading He had to think, and think quickly.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He had to think, and think quickly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to think, and think quickly.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But Marney had not told, and Johnny guessed why.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
at the time that
From this reading When had Jeff Legge told her?
which person or people
From this reading Johnny was alone in the lower garden, huddled up on a corner of the marble bench, out of sight but not out of hearing of the guests who were assembling on the lawn.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But Marney had not told, and Johnny guessed why.
Chapter 5 of Room 13 by Edgar Wallace holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 5 holds 141 sentences of Room 13, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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