Chapter 13 of The painted room 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 painted room is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Martha," Emily remonstrated, "you mustn't do that! Don't make it flame up more!" She had never seen Martha in such a rage. She stood helplessly watching her folly. "Didn't you read it?"
Chapter 13 of The painted room 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
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 hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “Don't make it flame up more!"”
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “She stood helplessly watching her folly.”
in a helpless manner
From this reading “She stood helplessly watching her folly.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “She had never seen Martha in such a rage.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “"Didn't you read it?"”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “She had never seen Martha in such a rage.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “She stood helplessly watching her folly.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “She stood helplessly watching her folly.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had never seen Martha in such a rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't you read it?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Martha," Emily remonstrated, "you mustn't do that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't make it flame up more!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Martha," Emily remonstrated, "you mustn't do that!
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Don't make it flame up more!"
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading She stood helplessly watching her folly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never seen Martha in such a rage.
in a helpless manner
From this reading She stood helplessly watching her folly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood helplessly watching her folly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had never seen Martha in such a rage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't make it flame up more!"
engage in
From this reading Don't make it flame up more!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Martha," Emily remonstrated, "you mustn't do that!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Don't make it flame up more!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Martha," Emily remonstrated, "you mustn't do that!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never seen Martha in such a rage.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading She had never seen Martha in such a rage.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Didn't you read it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Martha," Emily remonstrated, "you mustn't do that!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had never seen Martha in such a rage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never seen Martha in such a rage.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood helplessly watching her folly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had never seen Martha in such a rage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Martha," Emily remonstrated, "you mustn't do that!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Don't make it flame up more!"
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading She stood helplessly watching her folly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Martha," Emily remonstrated, "you mustn't do that!
Chapter 13 of The painted room by Margaret Wilson 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 painted room, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The painted room by Margaret Wilson 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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