Chapter 13 of The Prodigal Son 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 Prodigal Son is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good! When shall it be? Will to-morrow at twelve be convenient?" "Any time will be convenient to me." "Happy man!
Chapter 13 of The Prodigal Son 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.
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading “Will to-morrow at twelve be convenient?"”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “"Good!”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “"Happy man!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “"Happy man!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “When shall it be?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “"Any time will be convenient to me."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “Will to-morrow at twelve be convenient?"”
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.
In this reading “Will to-morrow at twelve be convenient?"”
In this reading “"Any time will be convenient to me."”
In this reading “"Happy man!”
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.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Any time will be convenient to me."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Will to-morrow at twelve be convenient?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When shall it be?
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading Will to-morrow at twelve be convenient?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Happy man!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When shall it be?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Happy man!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Any time will be convenient to me."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When shall it be?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Any time will be convenient to me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Any time will be convenient to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will to-morrow at twelve be convenient?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Will to-morrow at twelve be convenient?"
at the time that
From this reading When shall it be?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will to-morrow at twelve be convenient?"
Chapter 13 of The Prodigal Son by Hall, Sir Caine 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 Prodigal Son, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Prodigal Son by Hall, Sir Caine 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.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 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.
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