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"Yes, you've got your hat on yet."

Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.

We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.

She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.

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The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 1

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 1 is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

"Yes, you've got your hat on yet."

Line 2

Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

Line 3

He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.

/hiː læft ənd sed aɪ ɡes aɪ mʌst ə fərˈɡɑːt ɪt/

Line 4

We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.

Line 5

She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.

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Cynthia noun US /ˈsɪnθiə/

(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana

From this reading “She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.”

father's noun US /ˈfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

forgot verb US /fərˈɡɑːt/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading “He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.”

guess verb US /ɡes/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading “He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.”

important adjective US /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/

of great significance or value

pulled verb US /pʊld/

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

season noun US /ˈsiːzən/

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading “We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.”

sheet noun US /ʃiːt/

any broad thin expanse or surface

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She's said something here--" "Well, never mind; I've got something more important to say than plantchette has," said Cynthia, and she pulled the sheet away from under her father's eyes.

CynthianounUS /ˈsɪnθiə/

(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."

guessverbUS /ɡes/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

hatnounUS /hæt/

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.

I've

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importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/

of great significance or value

interestin

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From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.

laughedverbUS /læft/

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."

plantchette

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From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.

pulledverbUS /pʊld/

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He laughed, and said: "I guess I must 'a' forgot it.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

She's

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sheetnounUS /ʃiːt/

any broad thin expanse or surface

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

We've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

Whitwell

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From this reading Whitwell put his hand up and found that his daughter was right.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading We've had the most interestin' season with plantchette that I guess we've about ever had.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."

you've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Yes, you've got your hat on yet."

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