Chapter 13 of Team-Mates is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Team-Mates is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened! One of the brand-new pillow-cases was missing! This was Saturday morning and Hulda had been changing the bedding. Marm announced her loss at the breakfast table. Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
Chapter 13 of Team-Mates is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Marm announced her loss at the breakfast table.”
coverings that are used on a bed
From this reading “This was Saturday morning and Hulda had been changing the bedding.”
conspicuously new
From this reading “One of the brand-new pillow-cases was missing!”
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “This was Saturday morning and Hulda had been changing the bedding.”
not able to be found
From this reading “One of the brand-new pillow-cases was missing!”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “One of the brand-new pillow-cases was missing!”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “This was Saturday morning and Hulda had been changing the bedding.”
move stealthily
From this reading “Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.”
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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a table where breakfast is eaten
In this reading “Marm announced her loss at the breakfast table.”
In this reading “THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened!”
at or in or to the adjacent residence
In this reading “THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened!”
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 THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was Saturday morning and Hulda had been changing the bedding.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Marm announced her loss at the breakfast table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Marm announced her loss at the breakfast table.
coverings that are used on a bed
From this reading This was Saturday morning and Hulda had been changing the bedding.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was Saturday morning and Hulda had been changing the bedding.
conspicuously new
From this reading One of the brand-new pillow-cases was missing!
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Marm announced her loss at the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading This was Saturday morning and Hulda had been changing the bedding.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
a young female
From this reading THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marm announced her loss at the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was Saturday morning and Hulda had been changing the bedding.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
something that is lost
From this reading Marm announced her loss at the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marm announced her loss at the breakfast table.
not able to be found
From this reading One of the brand-new pillow-cases was missing!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading This was Saturday morning and Hulda had been changing the bedding.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the brand-new pillow-cases was missing!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the brand-new pillow-cases was missing!
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the brand-new pillow-cases was missing!
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading This was Saturday morning and Hulda had been changing the bedding.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
move stealthily
From this reading Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened!
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Marm announced her loss at the breakfast table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened!
a special situation
From this reading THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Such a strange thing had happened!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Saturday morning and Hulda had been changing the bedding.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the brand-new pillow-cases was missing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
belonging to which person
From this reading Hulda wasn’t certain whose pillow the slip had been missing from, but she thought it was Mr. Brent’s.
Chapter 13 of Team-Mates by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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 389 sentences of Team-Mates, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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