Chapter 13 of The S. P. Mystery is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The S. P. Mystery is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic. The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak. What had happened? Oh, yes. She remembered, though her head had stopped aching.
Chapter 13 of The S. P. Mystery is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading “She remembered, though her head had stopped aching.”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.”
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading “The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.”
-ing form of “leak” — tell anonymously
From this reading “THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.”
make a sweeping movement
From this reading “The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.”
a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
From this reading “The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.”
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.
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 The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading She remembered, though her head had stopped aching.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had happened?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What had happened?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She remembered, though her head had stopped aching.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
-ing form of “leak” — tell anonymously
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
make a sweeping movement
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She remembered, though her head had stopped aching.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She remembered, though her head had stopped aching.
a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She remembered, though her head had stopped aching.
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE S. P.’S DISCOVER GRETA Greta wakened to the sound of rain, beating upon the old roof and leaking into her attic.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading The first drops beat a tattoo within the old tin pan that she kept under the worst leak.
an affirmative
From this reading Oh, yes.
Chapter 13 of The S. P. Mystery by Harriet Pyne Grove holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 198 sentences of The S. P. Mystery, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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