Chapter 10 of The Thirteen Travellers is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Thirteen Travellers is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, you mustn't!" She shook her head. "You mustn't take me for Gospel like that Mr. Lapsley. You make me frightened for my responsibility. We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
Chapter 10 of The Thirteen Travellers is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."”
made afraid
From this reading “You make me frightened for my responsibility.”
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading “"You mustn't take me for Gospel like that Mr. Lapsley.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."”
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading “We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “You make me frightened for my responsibility.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “She shook her head.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You mustn't take me for Gospel like that Mr. Lapsley.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
made afraid
From this reading You make me frightened for my responsibility.
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading "You mustn't take me for Gospel like that Mr. Lapsley.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She shook her head.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head.
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mustn't take me for Gospel like that Mr. Lapsley.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You mustn't take me for Gospel like that Mr. Lapsley.
engage in
From this reading You make me frightened for my responsibility.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You mustn't take me for Gospel like that Mr. Lapsley.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You mustn't take me for Gospel like that Mr. Lapsley.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, you mustn't!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You make me frightened for my responsibility.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you mustn't!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading You make me frightened for my responsibility.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook her head.
carry out
From this reading "You mustn't take me for Gospel like that Mr. Lapsley.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You mustn't take me for Gospel like that Mr. Lapsley.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are friends, and we must help one another, but we must keep our independence."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you mustn't!"
Chapter 10 of The Thirteen Travellers by Hugh Walpole holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 10 holds 428 sentences of The Thirteen Travellers, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Thirteen Travellers by Hugh Walpole exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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