Chapter 13 of The wrong letter is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The wrong letter is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party. Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches. Collins was down before the others, and had a word with old John. The old servant was devoted to him. “I hope you got over your scare,” said he.
Chapter 13 of The wrong letter is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading “Collins was down before the others, and had a word with old John.”
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading “The old servant was devoted to him.”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.”
plural of “headache” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.”
a single distinct event
From this reading “What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.”
cause fear in
From this reading ““I hope you got over your scare,” said he.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “The old servant was devoted to him.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.”
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 headache accompanied by nausea
In this reading “Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.”
In this reading “What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.”
In this reading “The old servant was devoted to him.”
travel across or pass over
In this reading ““I hope you got over your scare,” said he.”
In this reading “Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.”
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 What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
(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 Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Collins was down before the others, and had a word with old John.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Collins was down before the others, and had a word with old John.
put or send forth
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading Collins was down before the others, and had a word with old John.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading The old servant was devoted to him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Collins was down before the others, and had a word with old John.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I hope you got over your scare,” said he.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I hope you got over your scare,” said he.
plural of “headache” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old servant was devoted to him.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope you got over your scare,” said he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope you got over your scare,” said he.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
a single distinct event
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Collins was down before the others, and had a word with old John.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Collins was down before the others, and had a word with old John.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Collins was down before the others, and had a word with old John.
above and across; more than
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I hope you got over your scare,” said he.
cause fear in
From this reading “I hope you got over your scare,” said he.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The old servant was devoted to him.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old servant was devoted to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Collins was down before the others, and had a word with old John.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Happened in the Night The incident of the day had cast a gloom over the party.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mabel’s aunt had been in bed all the day, with one of her sick headaches.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Collins was down before the others, and had a word with old John.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hope you got over your scare,” said he.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hope you got over your scare,” said he.
Chapter 13 of The wrong letter by Walter S. (Walter Sidney) Masterman holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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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