Chapter 13 of The Riddle Club through the holidays is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Riddle Club through the holidays is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway. It was Mrs. Marley who asked: “May we come in?” Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant. “We thought the meeting would be over,” said Mrs. Marley.
Chapter 13 of The Riddle Club through the holidays is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading “FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.”
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.”
Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
From this reading “FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading ““We thought the meeting would be over,” said Mrs. Marley.”
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading “Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.”
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading “Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.”
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.
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a bench or similar seat built into a window recess
In this reading “Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.”
In this reading “FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was Mrs. Marley who asked:
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We thought the meeting would be over,” said Mrs. Marley.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “May we come in?”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mrs. Marley who asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.
the act of departing
From this reading Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
From this reading FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May we come in?”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “We thought the meeting would be over,” said Mrs. Marley.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
above and across; more than
From this reading Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We thought the meeting would be over,” said Mrs. Marley.
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “We thought the meeting would be over,” said Mrs. Marley.
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mrs. Marley who asked:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “May we come in?”
which person or people
From this reading It was Mrs. Marley who asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRED WILLIAMSON, BANKER Mrs. Marley, Mrs. Larue and Mrs. Williamson stood in the doorway.
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 Fred and Artie brought chairs and Ward scrambled over on the window seat, leaving his place vacant.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “We thought the meeting would be over,” said Mrs. Marley.
Chapter 13 of The Riddle Club through the holidays by Alice Dale Hardy holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
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