Chapter 13 of The Haunted Ship is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Haunted Ship is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night. She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away. Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might. He wasn’t running. Neither were Ben and Jo.
Chapter 13 of The Haunted Ship is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 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.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Neither were Ben and Jo.”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away.”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “_A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.”
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading “_A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither were Ben and Jo.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “_A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “He wasn’t running.”
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 “_A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.”
In this reading “_A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.”
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away.”
not act or do anything
In this reading “Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might.”
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 _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Neither were Ben and Jo.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wasn’t running.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither were Ben and Jo.
immediately past
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither were Ben and Jo.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
not any; not one
From this reading She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading He wasn’t running.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had no sense of panic, no desire to run away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wasn’t running.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might.
at the time that
From this reading _A REASON FOR EVERYTHING_ Ann was most dreadfully afraid, but her feelings were not in the least like those when she heard the noise last night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her father was here now and she would stand by him, come what might.
Chapter 13 of The Haunted Ship by Kate Marion Tucker holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 161 sentences of The Haunted Ship, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Haunted Ship by Kate Marion Tucker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 161 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 33 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Haunted Ship by Kate Marion Tucker on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2734 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50794 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #50794, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 227 minutes of reading across 547 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Haunted Ship section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 13 chapters of The Haunted Ship to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Haunted Ship, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
