Chapter 13 of The shadow girl is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The shadow girl is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers. The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us. He was listening to the woods. Then he came to us. "I thought we might have been heard.
Chapter 13 of The shadow girl is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 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.
-ing form of “exchange” — give to, and receive from, one another
From this reading “THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.”
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading “THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “He was listening to the woods.”
moving very fast
From this reading “THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.”
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.”
by bad luck
From this reading “The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.”
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “He was listening to the woods.”
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 “The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.”
In this reading “THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.”
In this reading “THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.”
In this reading “THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.”
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 TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I thought we might have been heard.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then he came to us.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
-ing form of “exchange” — give to, and receive from, one another
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
a boy or man
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I thought we might have been heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I thought we might have been heard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading He was listening to the woods.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I thought we might have been heard.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
moving very fast
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought we might have been heard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was listening to the woods.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
by bad luck
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
which person or people
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He was listening to the woods.
Chapter 13 of The shadow girl by Ray Cummings holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 138 sentences of The shadow girl, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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