Chapter 13 of Virginia's Adventure Club is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Virginia's Adventure Club is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy. It was indeed a dark night. The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea. Miss Torrence hesitated about going to the faculty meeting. Her mother was not well.
Chapter 13 of Virginia's Adventure Club is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.”
provoking fear terror
From this reading “The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.”
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading “Miss Torrence hesitated about going to the faculty meeting.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Miss Torrence hesitated about going to the faculty meeting.”
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading “THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.”
possessing sweep
From this reading “The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.”
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In this reading “The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.”
In this reading “It was indeed a dark night.”
In this reading “The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.”
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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 indeed a dark night.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Torrence hesitated about going to the faculty meeting.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
provoking fear terror
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was indeed a dark night.
the quality of being mentally slow and limited
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading Miss Torrence hesitated about going to the faculty meeting.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
brought together in one place
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
the act of departing
From this reading Miss Torrence hesitated about going to the faculty meeting.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Miss Torrence hesitated about going to the faculty meeting.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was indeed a dark night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed a dark night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Miss Torrence hesitated about going to the faculty meeting.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Torrence hesitated about going to the faculty meeting.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother was not well.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was indeed a dark night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her mother was not well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
possessing sweep
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Torrence hesitated about going to the faculty meeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Torrence hesitated about going to the faculty meeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was indeed a dark night.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Her mother was not well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEART OF ANNE Kathryn von Wellering had been right in her prophecy.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The clouds had gathered in denseness through the late hours of the afternoon and a chilling wet wind swept from the sea.
Chapter 13 of Virginia's Adventure Club by Grace May North holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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