Chapter 13 of The Shadow of Victory is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Shadow of Victory is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid." "Why?" "Because--yesterday, you know." "You're indefinite." "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
Chapter 13 of The Shadow of Victory is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."”
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading “GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."”
vague or not clearly defined or stated
From this reading “"You're indefinite."”
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
From this reading “"Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “"Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."”
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In this reading “GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."”
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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 "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
for the reason that
From this reading "Because--yesterday, you know."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
of a dreadful kind
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
vague or not clearly defined or stated
From this reading "You're indefinite."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Because--yesterday, you know."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
at the time that
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
a Caucasian
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why, when Aunt Eleanor was telling about the quilt that was stolen--a white quilt, with blue stars--you didn't know where it was."
the day immediately before today
From this reading "Because--yesterday, you know."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because--yesterday, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GIFTS "Cousin Rob," said Beatrice, the next morning, "I think you're dreadfully stupid."
Chapter 13 of The Shadow of Victory by Myrtle Reed holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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 258 sentences of The Shadow of Victory, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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