Chapter 12 of A bitter reckoning is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A bitter reckoning is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VIOLET OBEYS. As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name. She paused at the open door of the room. “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly. The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.
Chapter 12 of A bitter reckoning is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.”
third-person singular of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “VIOLET OBEYS.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “She paused at the open door of the room.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.”
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading ““Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “VIOLET OBEYS.”
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 “The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.”
the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
In this reading “She paused at the open door of the room.”
In this reading “As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.”
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 As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She paused at the open door of the room.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
third-person singular of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading VIOLET OBEYS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She paused at the open door of the room.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She paused at the open door of the room.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading She paused at the open door of the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She paused at the open door of the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.
express in speech
From this reading “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She paused at the open door of the room.
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading VIOLET OBEYS.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.
Chapter 12 of A bitter reckoning by E. Burke, Mrs. Collins holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 12 holds 101 sentences of A bitter reckoning, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of A bitter reckoning by E. Burke, Mrs. Collins exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 101 sentences, grouped into 21 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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