Chapter 13 of The Scratch Pack is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Scratch Pack is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Voices sounded across the yard. A cart was coming in. "An’ God help us! I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now. Prussian acid he wanted, an’ I declare I forgot it.
Chapter 13 of The Scratch Pack is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 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.
harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading “Prussian acid he wanted, an’ I declare I forgot it.”
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.”
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “A cart was coming in.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “Prussian acid he wanted, an’ I declare I forgot it.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Prussian acid he wanted, an’ I declare I forgot it.”
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading “Prussian acid he wanted, an’ I declare I forgot it.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “Voices sounded across the yard.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “Voices sounded across the yard.”
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 “Voices sounded across the yard.”
In this reading “Voices sounded across the yard.”
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 A cart was coming in.
harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading Prussian acid he wanted, an’ I declare I forgot it.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Voices sounded across the yard.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An’ God help us!
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading A cart was coming in.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A cart was coming in.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading Prussian acid he wanted, an’ I declare I forgot it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Prussian acid he wanted, an’ I declare I forgot it.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "An’ God help us!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "An’ God help us!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A cart was coming in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Prussian acid he wanted, an’ I declare I forgot it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading Prussian acid he wanted, an’ I declare I forgot it.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Voices sounded across the yard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Voices sounded across the yard.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "An’ God help us!
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Voices sounded across the yard.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Prussian acid he wanted, an’ I declare I forgot it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A cart was coming in.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I niver got the pison the Masther sent for, an’ he will ate the face off me now.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Voices sounded across the yard.
Chapter 13 of The Scratch Pack by Dorothea Conyers holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of The Scratch Pack, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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