Chapter 13 of The Lost Wagon is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Lost Wagon is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Jim, this man--" "Shut up!" Snedeker whirled on Joe. "What do you want of me?" "Did you know a man named Seeley?" "Yeh.
Chapter 13 of The Lost Wagon is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"Did you know a man named Seeley?"”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “"Jim, this man--" "Shut up!"”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Did you know a man named Seeley?"”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"Jim, this man--" "Shut up!"”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"What do you want of me?"”
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “Snedeker whirled on Joe.”
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.
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
In this reading “"Jim, this man--" "Shut up!"”
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 "Did you know a man named Seeley?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you know a man named Seeley?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want of me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jim, this man--" "Shut up!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snedeker whirled on Joe.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Did you know a man named Seeley?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Jim, this man--" "Shut up!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What do you want of me?"
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Did you know a man named Seeley?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you want of me?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Snedeker whirled on Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you know a man named Seeley?"
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Jim, this man--" "Shut up!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snedeker whirled on Joe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Jim, this man--" "Shut up!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Jim, this man--" "Shut up!"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What do you want of me?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want of me?"
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Snedeker whirled on Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yeh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you want of me?"
Chapter 13 of The Lost Wagon by Jim Kjelgaard holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of The Lost Wagon, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Lost Wagon by Jim Kjelgaard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 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.
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