Chapter 13 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I thought. 'That's quite possible, Hetty. If you can wait a week or so. Ten days say.' "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
Chapter 13 of The dream: A novel is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading “"'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Ten days say.'”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “'That's quite possible, Hetty.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Ten days say.'”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “If you can wait a week or so.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “If you can wait a week or so.”
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 “Ten days say.'”
In this reading “'That's quite possible, Hetty.”
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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 If you can wait a week or so.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Ten days say.'
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
a young female
From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'That's quite possible, Hetty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading 'That's quite possible, Hetty.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading 'That's quite possible, Hetty.
express in words
From this reading Ten days say.'
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten days say.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'That's quite possible, Hetty.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
which person or people
From this reading "'You see I have a friend, a girl who married a Canadian.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you can wait a week or so.
Chapter 13 of The dream: A novel by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 424 sentences of The dream: A novel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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