Chapter 13 of Sally Bishop is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Sally Bishop is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats. They were stripped to the waist. The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion. "They'll have a job to hit straight," said Traill, tensely. His eyes were riveted before him.
Chapter 13 of Sally Bishop is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.”
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.”
past form of “rivet” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading “His eyes were riveted before him.”
unhealthy looking
From this reading “The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.”
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading “They were stripped to the waist.”
closely encircling
From this reading “The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.”
in a tense manner
From this reading “"They'll have a job to hit straight," said Traill, tensely.”
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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 "They'll have a job to hit straight," said Traill, tensely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His eyes were riveted before him.
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes were riveted before him.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They'll have a job to hit straight," said Traill, tensely.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His eyes were riveted before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were riveted before him.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "They'll have a job to hit straight," said Traill, tensely.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "They'll have a job to hit straight," said Traill, tensely.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
provided with artificial light
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
past form of “rivet” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading His eyes were riveted before him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They'll have a job to hit straight," said Traill, tensely.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
get rid of
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
unhealthy looking
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "They'll have a job to hit straight," said Traill, tensely.
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading They were stripped to the waist.
closely encircling
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
in a tense manner
From this reading "They'll have a job to hit straight," said Traill, tensely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
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From this reading "They'll have a job to hit straight," said Traill, tensely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were stripped to the waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They'll have a job to hit straight," said Traill, tensely.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading They were stripped to the waist.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were stripped to the waist.
in or at the place that
From this reading The two men emerged from the shed where they had put away their coats.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The couple of lamps that the yard provided, lit up their skin--sickly yellow--and the surrounding houses flung shadows in confusion.
Chapter 13 of Sally Bishop by E. Temple (Ernest Temple) Thurston holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 193 sentences of Sally Bishop, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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