Chapter 13 of Westy Martin is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Westy Martin is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly. “No, sir,” said Westy. “Anyway, I wouldn’t want to telephone him.” “Could you get your father in Bridgeboro by ’phone?” “He’d be in New York, and anyway, I don’t want to ’phone him.”
Chapter 13 of Westy Martin is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““Anyway, I wouldn’t want to telephone him.””
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.”
the act of punishing
From this reading “THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading ““Could you get your father in Bridgeboro by ’phone?””
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““Anyway, I wouldn’t want to telephone him.””
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading ““He’d be in New York, and anyway, I don’t want to ’phone him.””
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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 THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He’d be in New York, and anyway, I don’t want to ’phone him.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Anyway, I wouldn’t want to telephone him.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He’d be in New York, and anyway, I don’t want to ’phone him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Could you get your father in Bridgeboro by ’phone?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Could you get your father in Bridgeboro by ’phone?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could you get your father in Bridgeboro by ’phone?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’d be in New York, and anyway, I don’t want to ’phone him.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Could you get your father in Bridgeboro by ’phone?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Could you get your father in Bridgeboro by ’phone?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’d be in New York, and anyway, I don’t want to ’phone him.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Anyway, I wouldn’t want to telephone him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Anyway, I wouldn’t want to telephone him.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Could you get your father in Bridgeboro by ’phone?”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “He’d be in New York, and anyway, I don’t want to ’phone him.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, sir,” said Westy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.
the act of punishing
From this reading THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Could you get your father in Bridgeboro by ’phone?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No, sir,” said Westy.
term of address for a man
From this reading “No, sir,” said Westy.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Anyway, I wouldn’t want to telephone him.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.
lacking in sympathy and kindness
From this reading THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Anyway, I wouldn’t want to telephone him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, sir,” said Westy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Anyway, I wouldn’t want to telephone him.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “He’d be in New York, and anyway, I don’t want to ’phone him.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Could you get your father in Bridgeboro by ’phone?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE PENALTY “Has your uncle a telephone?” the justice asked, not unkindly.
Chapter 13 of Westy Martin by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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 68 sentences of Westy Martin, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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