Chapter 13 of Ruggles of Red Gap is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Ruggles of Red Gap is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants. The street fair gasped. The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure. “Poor Jackson’s face was a study,” declared the Mixer to me later. I dare say.
Chapter 13 of Ruggles of Red Gap is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading “The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.”
possessive form of “jackson” — English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
From this reading ““Poor Jackson’s face was a study,” declared the Mixer to me later.”
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading “Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.”
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading “The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.”
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading “Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.”
a large gathering of people
From this reading “Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.”
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 “Poor Jackson’s face was a study,” declared the Mixer to me later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I dare say.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “Poor Jackson’s face was a study,” declared the Mixer to me later.
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Poor Jackson’s face was a study,” declared the Mixer to me later.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The street fair gasped.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading The street fair gasped.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dare say.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
possessive form of “jackson” — English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “Poor Jackson’s face was a study,” declared the Mixer to me later.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Poor Jackson’s face was a study,” declared the Mixer to me later.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Poor Jackson’s face was a study,” declared the Mixer to me later.
a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
From this reading “Poor Jackson’s face was a study,” declared the Mixer to me later.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor Jackson’s face was a study,” declared the Mixer to me later.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
express in words
From this reading I dare say.
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The street fair gasped.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “Poor Jackson’s face was a study,” declared the Mixer to me later.
possessing sweep
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.
a large gathering of people
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Into the flood tide of our Saturday shopping throng swept the car and its remarkably assembled occupants.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Poor Jackson’s face was a study,” declared the Mixer to me later.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman’s former parade of the Honourable George had been as nothing to this exposure.
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