Chapter 13 of The Seventh Noon is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Seventh Noon is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello. There was little of Christian spirit to be detected in it. "Is this Deacon Staples?" "Yes. But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
Chapter 13 of The Seventh Noon is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “_The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.”
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading “"Is this Deacon Staples?"”
perceived or discerned
From this reading “There was little of Christian spirit to be detected in it.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “_The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.”
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading “_The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.”
plural of “sleeper” — a rester who is sleeping
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “_The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.”
plural of “staple” — (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
From this reading “"Is this Deacon Staples?"”
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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 _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
react verbally
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was little of Christian spirit to be detected in it.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading There was little of Christian spirit to be detected in it.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading "Is this Deacon Staples?"
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
perceived or discerned
From this reading There was little of Christian spirit to be detected in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
an expression of greeting
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is this Deacon Staples?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was little of Christian spirit to be detected in it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
plural of “sleeper” — a rester who is sleeping
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading There was little of Christian spirit to be detected in it.
plural of “staple” — (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
From this reading "Is this Deacon Staples?"
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was little of Christian spirit to be detected in it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is this Deacon Staples?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Sleepers_ It was twenty minutes of ten before a sleepy and decidedly irritable voice responded in answer to Donaldson's cheery hello.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading But I 'd like t' know what ye mean by gettin' a man outern bed at this time of night?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
Chapter 13 of The Seventh Noon by Frederick Orin Bartlett holds 215 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 215 sentences of The Seventh Noon, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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