Chapter 13 of The Lion's Mouse is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Lion's Mouse is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The storeroom key remained. It did not fail. It turned all the way round in the lock, and Kit's door opened. Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon. Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
Chapter 13 of The Lion's Mouse is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “It did not fail.”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “It turned all the way round in the lock, and Kit's door opened.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.”
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading “Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."”
a room in which things are stored
From this reading “The storeroom key remained.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.”
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.
(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 It turned all the way round in the lock, and Kit's door opened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It turned all the way round in the lock, and Kit's door opened.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
terminate
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
an occurrence of something
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not fail.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It turned all the way round in the lock, and Kit's door opened.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading It did not fail.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
a young female
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It turned all the way round in the lock, and Kit's door opened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not fail.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading The storeroom key remained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It turned all the way round in the lock, and Kit's door opened.
fasten with a lock
From this reading It turned all the way round in the lock, and Kit's door opened.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
absolutely essential
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not fail.
and nothing more
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading It turned all the way round in the lock, and Kit's door opened.
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The storeroom key remained.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It turned all the way round in the lock, and Kit's door opened.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
in the near future
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
a room in which things are stored
From this reading The storeroom key remained.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The storeroom key remained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not only did the girl expect to find the pearls, but Chuff's key, and she hoped to telephone if necessary, before making her "bolt."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It turned all the way round in the lock, and Kit's door opened.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clo's was shut and locked, in case Violet should break her rule and come too soon.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It turned all the way round in the lock, and Kit's door opened.
Chapter 13 of The Lion's Mouse by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of The Lion's Mouse, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Lion's Mouse by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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