Chapter 12 of A Fountain Sealed is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Fountain Sealed is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'll see that your message is given." "But how can you?--Jack--what _are_ you planning?" He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother. I'm all right. I won't manage it.
Chapter 12 of A Fountain Sealed 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
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take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “I won't manage it.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “"I'll see that your message is given."”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “"But how can you?--Jack--what _are_ you planning?"”
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading “He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.”
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(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 I'm all right.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But how can you?--Jack--what _are_ you planning?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But how can you?--Jack--what _are_ you planning?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But how can you?--Jack--what _are_ you planning?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "I'll see that your message is given."
the act of departing
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But how can you?--Jack--what _are_ you planning?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I won't manage it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll see that your message is given."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm all right.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'll see that your message is given."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I won't manage it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "But how can you?--Jack--what _are_ you planning?"
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading I won't manage it.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "I'll see that your message is given."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading "But how can you?--Jack--what _are_ you planning?"
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I'm all right.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I'll see that your message is given."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'll see that your message is given."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But how can you?--Jack--what _are_ you planning?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was going and, with almost an impatience of her Puritan scruples, he paused at the door to reply:--"Don't bother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I won't manage it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But how can you?--Jack--what _are_ you planning?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll see that your message is given."
Chapter 12 of A Fountain Sealed by Anne Douglas Sedgwick 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.
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