Chapter 13 of The Bar-20 Three is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Bar-20 Three is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door. "All right, Nelson," he called. "There's two on guard an' th' rest have left. They ain't takin' their job any too serious, neither. Just one apiece," he chuckled.
Chapter 13 of The Bar-20 Three is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/71 · 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.
to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading “Just one apiece," he chuckled.”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “Just one apiece," he chuckled.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “"There's two on guard an' th' rest have left.”
a state in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading “OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “They ain't takin' their job any too serious, neither.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “"All right, Nelson," he called.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.”
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.
In this reading “OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.”
In this reading “They ain't takin' their job any too serious, neither.”
vigilant
In this reading “"There's two on guard an' th' rest have left.”
In this reading “OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They ain't takin' their job any too serious, neither.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right, Nelson," he called.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "There's two on guard an' th' rest have left.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They ain't takin' their job any too serious, neither.
to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading Just one apiece," he chuckled.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "All right, Nelson," he called.
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading Just one apiece," he chuckled.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading "There's two on guard an' th' rest have left.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "There's two on guard an' th' rest have left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All right, Nelson," he called.
a state in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading They ain't takin' their job any too serious, neither.
and nothing more
From this reading Just one apiece," he chuckled.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "There's two on guard an' th' rest have left.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They ain't takin' their job any too serious, neither.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading "All right, Nelson," he called.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's two on guard an' th' rest have left.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just one apiece," he chuckled.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "There's two on guard an' th' rest have left.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, Nelson," he called.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading They ain't takin' their job any too serious, neither.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.
large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
From this reading They ain't takin' their job any too serious, neither.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "There's two on guard an' th' rest have left.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT AND AWAY Idaho slipped out of the darkness of the kitchen and appeared in the door.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They ain't takin' their job any too serious, neither.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's two on guard an' th' rest have left.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ain't takin' their job any too serious, neither.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They ain't takin' their job any too serious, neither.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "There's two on guard an' th' rest have left.
Chapter 13 of The Bar-20 Three by Clarence Edward Mulford holds 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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 356 sentences of The Bar-20 Three, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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