Chapter 13 of The Depot Master is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Depot Master is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door. “How is he?” was the Captain's first question. “Better, hey?” “No,” was the nervous answer. “No, I don't think he is.
Chapter 13 of The Depot Master is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
react verbally
From this reading ““No,” was the nervous answer.”
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.”
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.”
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading ““How is he?” was the Captain's first question.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.”
easily agitated
From this reading ““No,” was the nervous answer.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ““How is he?” was the Captain's first question.”
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react verbally
From this reading “No,” was the nervous answer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Better, hey?”
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “How is he?” was the Captain's first question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I don't think he is.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “How is he?” was the Captain's first question.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How is he?” was the Captain's first question.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Better, hey?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How is he?” was the Captain's first question.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I don't think he is.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How is he?” was the Captain's first question.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.
easily agitated
From this reading “No,” was the nervous answer.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” was the nervous answer.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “How is he?” was the Captain's first question.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DUSENBERRY'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. Baker met her husband at the door.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “No, I don't think he is.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How is he?” was the Captain's first question.
Chapter 13 of The Depot Master by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 231 sentences of The Depot Master, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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