Chapter 13 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I never blame any one.” “Father and mother are very polite to John.” “They are never rude to any one.” “Say, Tessa, are you glad about me, or sorry?” “Am I not always glad about you?”
Chapter 13 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading ““Am I not always glad about you?””
put or pin the blame on
From this reading ““I never blame any one.””
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ““Say, Tessa, are you glad about me, or sorry?””
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading ““Father and mother are very polite to John.””
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ““Father and mother are very polite to John.””
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading ““Father and mother are very polite to John.””
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading ““They are never rude to any one.””
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““Say, Tessa, are you glad about me, or sorry?””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Say, Tessa, are you glad about me, or sorry?”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Am I not always glad about you?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I not always glad about you?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Father and mother are very polite to John.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I never blame any one.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Father and mother are very polite to John.”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “I never blame any one.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father and mother are very polite to John.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Say, Tessa, are you glad about me, or sorry?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never blame any one.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Father and mother are very polite to John.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Say, Tessa, are you glad about me, or sorry?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Father and mother are very polite to John.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never blame any one.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Am I not always glad about you?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I never blame any one.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Say, Tessa, are you glad about me, or sorry?”
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading “Father and mother are very polite to John.”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “They are never rude to any one.”
express in words
From this reading “Say, Tessa, are you glad about me, or sorry?”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Say, Tessa, are you glad about me, or sorry?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Tessa, are you glad about me, or sorry?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are never rude to any one.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Father and mother are very polite to John.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Father and mother are very polite to John.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Say, Tessa, are you glad about me, or sorry?”
Chapter 13 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline by Nathaniel, Mrs. Conklin holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline by Nathaniel, Mrs. Conklin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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