Chapter 13 of The Woman in Black is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Woman in Black is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way. But I had much rather write it when I am not with you. However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel. Don't underestimate the sacrifice I am making. I never felt less like correspondence in my life."
Chapter 13 of The Woman in Black is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading “I never felt less like correspondence in my life."”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “Don't underestimate the sacrifice I am making.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.”
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading “However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.”
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.”
assign too low a value to
From this reading “Don't underestimate the sacrifice I am making.”
comparative of “white” — being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
From this reading “However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.”
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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 WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I had much rather write it when I am not with you.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I had much rather write it when I am not with you.
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading I never felt less like correspondence in my life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't underestimate the sacrifice I am making.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I never felt less like correspondence in my life."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I had much rather write it when I am not with you.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never felt less like correspondence in my life."
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I had much rather write it when I am not with you.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I never felt less like correspondence in my life."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I never felt less like correspondence in my life."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I never felt less like correspondence in my life."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Don't underestimate the sacrifice I am making.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But I had much rather write it when I am not with you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I never felt less like correspondence in my life."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never felt less like correspondence in my life."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I had much rather write it when I am not with you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
on the contrary
From this reading But I had much rather write it when I am not with you.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading Don't underestimate the sacrifice I am making.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
express a supposition
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't underestimate the sacrifice I am making.
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
assign too low a value to
From this reading Don't underestimate the sacrifice I am making.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
at the time that
From this reading But I had much rather write it when I am not with you.
comparative of “white” — being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
From this reading However, if I must, bring me a tablet whiter than a star, or hand of hymning angel.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I had much rather write it when I am not with you.
produce a literary work
From this reading But I had much rather write it when I am not with you.
the act of creating written works
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WRITING A LETTER "If you insist," Trent said, "I suppose you will have your way.
Chapter 13 of The Woman in Black by E. C. (Edmund Clerihew) Bentley holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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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