Chapter 4 of The Thirteen Travellers is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Thirteen Travellers is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Agatha found a doctor. When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw. "I was there, you know," she whispered to the doctor as he put her to bed. She died next day. Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
Chapter 4 of The Thirteen Travellers is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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absence of light or illumination
From this reading “When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “She died next day.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.”
required or under orders
From this reading “Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"I was there, you know," she whispered to the doctor as he put her to bed.”
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 “She died next day.”
In this reading “When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.”
In this reading “Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....”
In this reading “When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.”
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 Agatha found a doctor.
later than; following
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha found a doctor.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I was there, you know," she whispered to the doctor as he put her to bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "I was there, you know," she whispered to the doctor as he put her to bed.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She died next day.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She died next day.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Agatha found a doctor.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
set up or found
From this reading Agatha found a doctor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was there, you know," she whispered to the doctor as he put her to bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was there, you know," she whispered to the doctor as he put her to bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I was there, you know," she whispered to the doctor as he put her to bed.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She died next day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
by chance
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I was there, you know," she whispered to the doctor as he put her to bed.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
cut with a saw
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
required or under orders
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I was there, you know," she whispered to the doctor as he put her to bed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was there, you know," she whispered to the doctor as he put her to bed.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Perhaps, after all, many people have felt the war more than one has supposed....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
at the time that
From this reading When they returned Miss Morganhurst was lying on her face on the floor in the darkness, hiding from what she saw.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "I was there, you know," she whispered to the doctor as he put her to bed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was there, you know," she whispered to the doctor as he put her to bed.
Chapter 4 of The Thirteen Travellers by Hugh Walpole holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 4 holds 436 sentences of The Thirteen Travellers, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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