Chapter 13 of The Times Red Cross Story Book is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Times Red Cross Story Book is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her. “What’s your name?” she asked. “Baker—James Baker.” “Always been at that old bank?” “Since I left school.”
Chapter 13 of The Times Red Cross Story Book is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading ““Baker—James Baker.””
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading ““Always been at that old bank?””
within a building
From this reading “Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading ““Baker—James Baker.””
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
From this reading “Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.”
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.”
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading “Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.”
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.
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.”
In this reading “Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.”
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 Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Always been at that old bank?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What’s your name?” she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Always been at that old bank?”
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “Baker—James Baker.”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “Always been at that old bank?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Always been at that old bank?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Since I left school.”
within a building
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “Baker—James Baker.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Since I left school.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “What’s your name?” she asked.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Always been at that old bank?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
an educational institution
From this reading “Since I left school.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What’s your name?” she asked.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since I left school.”
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Always been at that old bank?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s your name?” she asked.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Indoors, Mamie tucked up her sleeves and made a salad, and the young man sat on the sofa and watched her.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What’s your name?” she asked.
Chapter 13 of The Times Red Cross Story Book by Various holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 398 sentences of The Times Red Cross Story Book, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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