Chapter 12 of A Husband by Proxy is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Husband by Proxy is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch. He crossed the floor and placed her full length upon its cushions. She lay there so white and motionless that he was frightened. He felt it impossible to call the Robinsons. He needed water, quickly.
Chapter 12 of A Husband by Proxy is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.”
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading “He crossed the floor and placed her full length upon its cushions.”
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading “A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.”
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading “A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “She lay there so white and motionless that he was frightened.”
plural of “robinson” — English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “He felt it impossible to call the Robinsons.”
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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 A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He felt it impossible to call the Robinsons.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
placed crosswise
From this reading He crossed the floor and placed her full length upon its cushions.
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading He crossed the floor and placed her full length upon its cushions.
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt it impossible to call the Robinsons.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He crossed the floor and placed her full length upon its cushions.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
made afraid
From this reading She lay there so white and motionless that he was frightened.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He crossed the floor and placed her full length upon its cushions.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He crossed the floor and placed her full length upon its cushions.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He crossed the floor and placed her full length upon its cushions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
the act of retaining something
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading He felt it impossible to call the Robinsons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt it impossible to call the Robinsons.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He crossed the floor and placed her full length upon its cushions.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay there so white and motionless that he was frightened.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading He crossed the floor and placed her full length upon its cushions.
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
something that is lost
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
not in physical motion
From this reading She lay there so white and motionless that he was frightened.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading He needed water, quickly.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading He crossed the floor and placed her full length upon its cushions.
with speed
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
plural of “robinson” — English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading He felt it impossible to call the Robinsons.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
cut with a saw
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay there so white and motionless that he was frightened.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She lay there so white and motionless that he was frightened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She lay there so white and motionless that he was frightened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DISTURBING LOSS Garrison, holding the limp, helpless form in his arms, gazed quickly about the room and saw the couch.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She lay there so white and motionless that he was frightened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt it impossible to call the Robinsons.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He crossed the floor and placed her full length upon its cushions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She lay there so white and motionless that he was frightened.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He needed water, quickly.
a Caucasian
From this reading She lay there so white and motionless that he was frightened.
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