Chapter 16 of The Red City is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Red City is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too. I have--" "Sit down," she said. "Don't behave like a child." She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him. "May I trouble you for a receipt?"
Chapter 16 of The Red City is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “"Don't behave like a child."”
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him.”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.”
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading “"Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.”
the act of receiving
From this reading “"May I trouble you for a receipt?"”
be seated
From this reading “I have--" "Sit down," she said.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him.”
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 “"Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.”
take a seat
In this reading “I have--" "Sit down," she said.”
being one hundred more than two hundred
In this reading “"Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.”
In this reading “"Don't behave like a child."”
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 "Don't behave like a child."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading "Don't behave like a child."
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Don't behave like a child."
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't behave like a child."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I have--" "Sit down," she said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "May I trouble you for a receipt?"
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him.
ten 10s
From this reading "Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Don't behave like a child."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I trouble you for a receipt?"
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading "Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.
the act of receiving
From this reading "May I trouble you for a receipt?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I have--" "Sit down," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have--" "Sit down," she said.
be seated
From this reading I have--" "Sit down," she said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Three hundred dollars, and--I have lost patients, too.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "May I trouble you for a receipt?"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading She went to her desk, wrote a check and gave it to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "May I trouble you for a receipt?"
Chapter 16 of The Red City by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 16 holds 413 sentences of The Red City, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The Red City by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 16 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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