Chapter 13 of The Van Roon is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Van Roon is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was more than possible. And that was the cream of the whole matter! LXIII “I’M not half as good looking as that,” said June. “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William. It was the tone of a gentleman in the Blues speaking to Miss Babraham.
Chapter 13 of The Van Roon is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading ““All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.”
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
From this reading “It was the tone of a gentleman in the Blues speaking to Miss Babraham.”
the best people or things in a group
From this reading “And that was the cream of the whole matter!”
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading ““All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading ““All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “LXIII “I’M not half as good looking as that,” said June.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “It was the tone of a gentleman in the Blues speaking to Miss Babraham.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “It was the tone of a gentleman in the Blues speaking to Miss Babraham.”
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 “And that was the cream of the whole matter!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was the tone of a gentleman in the Blues speaking to Miss Babraham.
(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 “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that was the cream of the whole matter!
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LXIII “I’M not half as good looking as that,” said June.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the tone of a gentleman in the Blues speaking to Miss Babraham.
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
From this reading It was the tone of a gentleman in the Blues speaking to Miss Babraham.
the best people or things in a group
From this reading And that was the cream of the whole matter!
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
a man of refinement
From this reading It was the tone of a gentleman in the Blues speaking to Miss Babraham.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading LXIII “I’M not half as good looking as that,” said June.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading LXIII “I’M not half as good looking as that,” said June.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LXIII “I’M not half as good looking as that,” said June.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the tone of a gentleman in the Blues speaking to Miss Babraham.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was more than possible.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading LXIII “I’M not half as good looking as that,” said June.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading LXIII “I’M not half as good looking as that,” said June.
being three more than sixty
From this reading LXIII “I’M not half as good looking as that,” said June.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading And that was the cream of the whole matter!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was the tone of a gentleman in the Blues speaking to Miss Babraham.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was more than possible.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LXIII “I’M not half as good looking as that,” said June.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And that was the cream of the whole matter!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading It was more than possible.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading LXIII “I’M not half as good looking as that,” said June.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading It was the tone of a gentleman in the Blues speaking to Miss Babraham.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was more than possible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that was the cream of the whole matter!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And that was the cream of the whole matter!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading It was the tone of a gentleman in the Blues speaking to Miss Babraham.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was more than possible.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading And that was the cream of the whole matter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “All depends, don’t you know, on the angle at which one happens to get you,” said William.
Chapter 13 of The Van Roon by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith holds 396 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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