Chapter XIII of Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross, “The New Chief,” is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIII of Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross, “The New Chief,” is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery. Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else. She was cautious. With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say? What, after all, do suspicions amount to?
Chapter XIII of Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross, “The New Chief,” is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?”
showing careful forethought
From this reading “She was cautious.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.”
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading “Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.”
new
From this reading “Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.”
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.”
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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In this reading “Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.”
In this reading “Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.”
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later than; following
From this reading What, after all, do suspicions amount to?
(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 What, after all, do suspicions amount to?
a quantity of money
From this reading What, after all, do suspicions amount to?
any person at all
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.
showing careful forethought
From this reading She was cautious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
travel across or pass over
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
the act of discovering something
From this reading Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What, after all, do suspicions amount to?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
new
From this reading Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.
express in words
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
carry out
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ruth Fielding was troubled by her most recent discovery.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With nothing but suspicions to report to the Red Cross authorities, what could she really say?
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she was in no mind to take Clare into her confidence—or anybody else.
Chapter 13 of Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross by Alice B. Emerson holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 102 sentences of Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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