Chapter 8 of The Thirteen Travellers is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Thirteen Travellers is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He got up. "Oh, Lois, I'm so sorry.... But I couldn't tell. I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you. Margery and I are engaged to be married."
Chapter 8 of The Thirteen Travellers is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “Margery and I are engaged to be married."”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Margery and I are engaged to be married."”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"Oh, Lois, I'm so sorry....”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.”
hard to endure
From this reading “I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.”
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 “I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “He got up.”
In this reading “I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.”
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.
(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 I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margery and I are engaged to be married."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Margery and I are engaged to be married."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Margery and I are engaged to be married."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I couldn't tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I couldn't tell.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Margery and I are engaged to be married."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I couldn't tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Lois, I'm so sorry....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
immediately past
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Lois, I'm so sorry....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margery and I are engaged to be married."
joined in matrimony
From this reading Margery and I are engaged to be married."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Lois, I'm so sorry....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, Lois, I'm so sorry....
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Oh, Lois, I'm so sorry....
express in words
From this reading But I couldn't tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
hard to endure
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He got up.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've had something else on my mind all these weeks--something that for the last three days I've been trying to tell you.
Chapter 8 of The Thirteen Travellers by Hugh Walpole holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 8 holds 431 sentences of The Thirteen Travellers, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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