Chapter 16 of Room 13 is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Room 13 is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton. Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither. Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned. Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name. “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
Chapter 16 of Room 13 is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.”
expected hopefully
From this reading “A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading ““I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.”
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 “Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.”
In this reading “Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
(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 know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
expected hopefully
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
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 Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
not any; not one
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I know all about her husband not returning,” said Craig.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Somebody had called her on the telephone, but had left no name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Her husband had followed her some time afterwards, and neither had returned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
at the time that
From this reading A surprise awaited him when he came to the Charlton.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Mrs. Floyd had gone--nobody knew whither.
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Chapter 16 holds 222 sentences of Room 13, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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