Chapter 13 of Tenterhooks is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Tenterhooks is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab. 'Yes, oh yes. Please don't let's talk about it any more... What time do you start tomorrow?' 'You think I ought to go then?'
Chapter 13 of Tenterhooks is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.”
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “'You think I ought to go then?'”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please don't let's talk about it any more...”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “What time do you start tomorrow?'”
the day after today
From this reading “What time do you start tomorrow?'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Please don't let's talk about it any more...
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Please don't let's talk about it any more...
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What time do you start tomorrow?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please don't let's talk about it any more...
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'You think I ought to go then?'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'You think I ought to go then?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Please don't let's talk about it any more...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please don't let's talk about it any more...
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Please don't let's talk about it any more...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Yes, oh yes.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading 'You think I ought to go then?'
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please don't let's talk about it any more...
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
in the near future
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading What time do you start tomorrow?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Please don't let's talk about it any more...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'You think I ought to go then?'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'You think I ought to go then?'
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading What time do you start tomorrow?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'You think I ought to go then?'
the day after today
From this reading What time do you start tomorrow?'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What time do you start tomorrow?'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, oh yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Supper-party 'Have you forgiven me?' he asked anxiously, as soon as they were in the dark shelter of the cab.
Chapter 13 of Tenterhooks by Ada Leverson holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 172 sentences of Tenterhooks, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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