Chapter XIII
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JENNY. Did she get all these flowers? MRS. PAMPINELLI. [_Deprecatingly_] Ho!
The Torch-Bearers
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Torch-Bearers is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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JENNY.
Did
she
get
all
these
flowers?
MRS.
PAMPINELLI.
[_Deprecatingly_]
Ho!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Torch-Bearers
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Torch-Bearers is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
JENNY.
/ˈdʒeni/
Line 2
Did
she
get
all
these
flowers?
/dɪd ʃiː ɡet ɔːl ðiːz ˈflaʊərz/
Line 3
MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 4
PAMPINELLI.
Line 5
[_Deprecatingly_]
Ho!
Learner Dictionary
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plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Did she get all these flowers?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Did she get all these flowers?”
jenny
noun
US /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “JENNY.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Did she get all these flowers?”
Word partnerships in these lines
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(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 Did she get all these flowers?
Deprecatingly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Deprecatingly_] Ho!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did she get all these flowers?
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Did she get all these flowers?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Did she get all these flowers?
HonounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading [_Deprecatingly_] Ho!
JENNYnounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading JENNY.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
PAMPINELLI
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAMPINELLI.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did she get all these flowers?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Did she get all these flowers?
Chapter 13 of The Torch-Bearers by George Kelly holds 397 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.
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Vocabulary met early in The Torch-Bearers
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Torch-Bearers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Actresses
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Torch-Bearers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Husbands
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- Thing
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- Pampinelli
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