Chapter 13 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. WYMAN'S CURIOSITY. I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it. "I saw you!" she said, in a bantering tone. "At supper?"
Chapter 13 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cleverly amusing in tone
From this reading “"I saw you!" she said, in a bantering tone.”
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading “WYMAN'S CURIOSITY.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “"At supper?"”
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading “I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “"I saw you!" she said, in a bantering tone.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.”
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 “"I saw you!" she said, in a bantering tone.”
In this reading “I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.”
In this reading “"At supper?"”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I saw you!" she said, in a bantering tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At supper?"
cleverly amusing in tone
From this reading "I saw you!" she said, in a bantering tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading WYMAN'S CURIOSITY.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I saw you!" she said, in a bantering tone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I saw you!" she said, in a bantering tone.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I saw you!" she said, in a bantering tone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I saw you!" she said, in a bantering tone.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "At supper?"
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "I saw you!" she said, in a bantering tone.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
at the time that
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was passing our boarding-house on my return from the walk with Miss Blagden when Mrs. Wyman tapped on the window, and opened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WYMAN'S CURIOSITY.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I saw you!" she said, in a bantering tone.
Chapter 13 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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.
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