Chapter 13 of Sparrows is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Sparrows is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang! Clang! Clang! The jangling sound resounded to every part of the Grimes farm. Someone sought entrance at the castle gate.
Chapter 13 of Sparrows is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is being chased
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!”
a loud resonant repeating noise
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!”
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “The jangling sound resounded to every part of the Grimes farm.”
plural of “grime” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “The jangling sound resounded to every part of the Grimes farm.”
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone sought entrance at the castle gate.”
hurting
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!”
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 “Someone sought entrance at the castle gate.”
In this reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!”
In this reading “Someone sought entrance at the castle gate.”
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 WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Someone sought entrance at the castle gate.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Someone sought entrance at the castle gate.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
a person who is being chased
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
a loud resonant repeating noise
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Someone sought entrance at the castle gate.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The jangling sound resounded to every part of the Grimes farm.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading The jangling sound resounded to every part of the Grimes farm.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Someone sought entrance at the castle gate.
plural of “grime” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading The jangling sound resounded to every part of the Grimes farm.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together
From this reading The jangling sound resounded to every part of the Grimes farm.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The jangling sound resounded to every part of the Grimes farm.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The jangling sound resounded to every part of the Grimes farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The jangling sound resounded to every part of the Grimes farm.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone sought entrance at the castle gate.
hurting
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
that is looked for
From this reading Someone sought entrance at the castle gate.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The jangling sound resounded to every part of the Grimes farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The jangling sound resounded to every part of the Grimes farm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO SPLUTTERS "Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird without cause."--Lam. iii, Clang!
Chapter 13 of Sparrows by Marie Coolidge-Rask holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 148 sentences of Sparrows, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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