Chapter 13 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Twelve minutes to one.” Anthony Collyer turned into the Tube station. He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi. Anthony was inclined to be economical these days. He paused at the bookstall to buy a paper.
Chapter 13 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Anthony Collyer turned into the Tube station.”
comparative of “cheap” — relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.”
using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
From this reading “Anthony was inclined to be economical these days.”
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading “Anthony was inclined to be economical these days.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.”
the act of eating lunch
From this reading “He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.”
travel slowly
From this reading “He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.”
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading “Anthony Collyer turned into the Tube station.”
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In this reading ““Twelve minutes to one.””
In this reading “He paused at the bookstall to buy a paper.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Anthony Collyer turned into the Tube station.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He paused at the bookstall to buy a paper.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
a shop where books are sold
From this reading He paused at the bookstall to buy a paper.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He paused at the bookstall to buy a paper.
comparative of “cheap” — relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony Collyer turned into the Tube station.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Anthony was inclined to be economical these days.
using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
From this reading Anthony was inclined to be economical these days.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading Anthony was inclined to be economical these days.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Anthony Collyer turned into the Tube station.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
the act of eating lunch
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Twelve minutes to one.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Twelve minutes to one.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading He paused at the bookstall to buy a paper.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused at the bookstall to buy a paper.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Anthony Collyer turned into the Tube station.
travel slowly
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anthony Collyer turned into the Tube station.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Anthony was inclined to be economical these days.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Twelve minutes to one.”
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading Anthony Collyer turned into the Tube station.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Anthony Collyer turned into the Tube station.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “Twelve minutes to one.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was lunching with Mrs. Luke Bechcombe and the Tube would get him there in time and be cheaper than a taxi.
Chapter 13 of The Crow's Inn tragedy by Annie Haynes holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 209 sentences of The Crow's Inn tragedy, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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