Chapter 12 of A Battle for Right is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Battle for Right is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RAID. Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor. He was in a bad fix, and he knew it. Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk. What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
Chapter 12 of A Battle for Right is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “He was in a bad fix, and he knew it.”
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.”
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading “THE RAID.”
past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading “Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.”
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 “Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.”
In this reading “Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.”
In this reading “Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.”
In this reading “Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.”
In this reading “What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.”
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 Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was in a bad fix, and he knew it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He was in a bad fix, and he knew it.
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading He was in a bad fix, and he knew it.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
an established custom
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
cause to move by striking
From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was in a bad fix, and he knew it.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He was in a bad fix, and he knew it.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
and nothing more
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
above and across; more than
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading THE RAID.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
move hurridly
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RAID.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
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