Chapter 13 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GENERAL B---- TO MR. L----. MY DEAR L----, London. I send you the horse to which you took a fancy. He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
Chapter 13 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something many people believe that is false
From this reading “I send you the horse to which you took a fancy.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “GENERAL B---- TO MR.”
plural of “groom” — a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
From this reading “He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “I send you the horse to which you took a fancy.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “MY DEAR L----, London.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “I send you the horse to which you took a fancy.”
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 I send you the horse to which you took a fancy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading GENERAL B---- TO MR.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR L----, London.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I send you the horse to which you took a fancy.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading GENERAL B---- TO MR.
plural of “groom” — a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I send you the horse to which you took a fancy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I send you the horse to which you took a fancy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L----.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading MY DEAR L----, London.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading GENERAL B---- TO MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR L----, London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I send you the horse to which you took a fancy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I send you the horse to which you took a fancy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GENERAL B---- TO MR.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I send you the horse to which you took a fancy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I send you the horse to which you took a fancy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He has killed one of his grooms, and lamed two; but you will be his master, and I hope he will know it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I send you the horse to which you took a fancy.
Chapter 13 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 by Maria Edgeworth holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 138 sentences of Tales and Novels — Volume 08, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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