Chapter XIII of The Red House on Rowan Street, “Henry Is Hard to Handle,” is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter XIII of The Red House on Rowan Street, “Henry Is Hard to Handle,” is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden. "Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands. "Counsel? You mean a lawyer? No."
Chapter XIII of The Red House on Rowan Street, “Henry Is Hard to Handle,” is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “"Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.”
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.”
make calm or still
From this reading “Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “"Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “You mean a lawyer?”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “"Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.”
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading “Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.”
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In this reading “"Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.”
In this reading “Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.”
In this reading “Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.”
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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 You mean a lawyer?
later than; following
From this reading "Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading "Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
make calm or still
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading "Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.
set up or found
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading You mean a lawyer?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading You mean a lawyer?
not any; not one
From this reading No."
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
bitter or scornful
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading Burton found Henry Underwood in prison quite as calm and saturnine as he had been in the garden.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you made any arrangement for counsel?" he asked, after shaking hands.
Chapter 13 of The Red House on Rowan Street by Lily A. (Lily Augusta) Long holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 211 sentences of The Red House on Rowan Street, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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