Chapter 13 of Tommy and Co. is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Tommy and Co. is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's." "They will come," thought hopeful Peter. "We are going up steadily. They will come with a rush." "They had better come soon," thought Clodd.
Chapter 13 of Tommy and Co. is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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destroyed or killed
From this reading “"And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."”
having or manifesting hope
From this reading “"They will come," thought hopeful Peter.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “"They will come," thought hopeful Peter.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."”
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “"And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."”
move hurridly
From this reading “They will come with a rush."”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “"We are going up steadily.”
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading “"And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."”
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 They will come with a rush."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are going up steadily.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "They had better come soon," thought Clodd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They had better come soon," thought Clodd.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "They will come," thought hopeful Peter.
the act of departing
From this reading "We are going up steadily.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
having or manifesting hope
From this reading "They will come," thought hopeful Peter.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "They will come," thought hopeful Peter.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
move hurridly
From this reading They will come with a rush."
in the near future
From this reading "They had better come soon," thought Clodd.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading "We are going up steadily.
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They will come," thought hopeful Peter.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "They will come," thought hopeful Peter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We are going up steadily.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are going up steadily.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They will come," thought hopeful Peter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They will come with a rush."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if you had gone to Landor, he would have promised you theirs provided you got Kingsley's."
Chapter 13 of Tommy and Co. by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 212 sentences of Tommy and Co., unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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