Chapter 13 of The Passport is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Passport is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But she was not frightened?" Don Agostino asked. "_Niente affatto!_" returned Concetta, emphatically. "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover. I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.
Chapter 13 of The Passport is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “"It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “"_Niente affatto!_" returned Concetta, emphatically.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.”
made afraid
From this reading “"But she was not frightened?"”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “"It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “"It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “"It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.”
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading “I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.”
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In this reading “I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.”
In this reading “"It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.”
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From this reading "_Niente affatto!_" returned Concetta, emphatically.
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From this reading Don Agostino asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Don Agostino asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But she was not frightened?"
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Niente affatto!_" returned Concetta, emphatically.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don Agostino asked.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "_Niente affatto!_" returned Concetta, emphatically.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.
made afraid
From this reading "But she was not frightened?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.
the light of the Moon
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Niente affatto!_" returned Concetta, emphatically.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But she was not frightened?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "_Niente affatto!_" returned Concetta, emphatically.
cut with a saw
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But she was not frightened?"
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
propel through the air
From this reading I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading I feared she might be walking in her sleep, and that she might throw herself down on the terrace.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But she was not frightened?"
at the time that
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
which person or people
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "It was I who was frightened when I saw her leaning out of the window in the moonlight and calling to her lover.
Chapter 13 of The Passport by Richard Bagot holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of The Passport, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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