Chapter 13 of The House of the Whispering Pines is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The House of the Whispering Pines is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“So that is why I am here, away from all my friends. Was I too ill to be told? Couldn’t you make me know what was happening? You or the doctors or--or anybody?” “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
Chapter 13 of The House of the Whispering Pines is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “You or the doctors or--or anybody?””
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading ““You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “You or the doctors or--or anybody?””
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading ““You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.”
an event that happens
From this reading “Couldn’t you make me know what was happening?”
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading ““You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading ““You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading ““You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “So that is why I am here, away from all my friends.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “So that is why I am here, away from all my friends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
any person at all
From this reading You or the doctors or--or anybody?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “So that is why I am here, away from all my friends.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was I too ill to be told?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Couldn’t you make me know what was happening?
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading You or the doctors or--or anybody?”
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “So that is why I am here, away from all my friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “So that is why I am here, away from all my friends.
an event that happens
From this reading Couldn’t you make me know what was happening?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “So that is why I am here, away from all my friends.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So that is why I am here, away from all my friends.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Was I too ill to be told?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So that is why I am here, away from all my friends.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Couldn’t you make me know what was happening?
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
engage in
From this reading Couldn’t you make me know what was happening?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Couldn’t you make me know what was happening?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “So that is why I am here, away from all my friends.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You or the doctors or--or anybody?”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So that is why I am here, away from all my friends.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So that is why I am here, away from all my friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You or the doctors or--or anybody?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was I too ill to be told?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Was I too ill to be told?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Was I too ill to be told?
in the direction of
From this reading “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was I too ill to be told?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You were much too ill,” protested the nurse, leading her towards the elevator and so by degrees to her room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Couldn’t you make me know what was happening?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “So that is why I am here, away from all my friends.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Couldn’t you make me know what was happening?
Chapter 13 of The House of the Whispering Pines by Anna Katharine Green holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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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