Chapter 13 of Twilight sleep is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Twilight sleep is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I met him on the upper landing. He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..." Pauline drew her lips in nervously. She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural." "The baby was asleep, looking red and jolly.
Chapter 13 of Twilight sleep is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “"The baby was asleep, looking red and jolly.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “"The baby was asleep, looking red and jolly.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “"I met him on the upper landing.”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “Pauline drew her lips in nervously.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “Pauline drew her lips in nervously.”
the topmost one of two
From this reading “"I met him on the upper landing.”
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."”
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 “She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."”
In this reading “"I met him on the upper landing.”
In this reading “She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."”
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.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
(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 She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
in a state of sleep
From this reading "The baby was asleep, looking red and jolly.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Pauline drew her lips in nervously.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pauline drew her lips in nervously.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pauline drew her lips in nervously.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "The baby was asleep, looking red and jolly.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Pauline drew her lips in nervously.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "The baby was asleep, looking red and jolly.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading Pauline drew her lips in nervously.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading Pauline drew her lips in nervously.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "The baby was asleep, looking red and jolly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
the topmost one of two
From this reading "I met him on the upper landing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He asked to see the baby ... that was natural..."
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had thought she had all the wires in her hands; and here was one--She agreed with an effort: "Perfectly natural."
Chapter 13 of Twilight sleep by Edith Wharton holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 13 holds 422 sentences of Twilight sleep, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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