Chapter 12 of A Man from the North is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Man from the North is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition. "Very hot day!" Richard said. "Beg pardon, sir." "Very hot day," rather louder.
Chapter 12 of A Man from the North is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
disposed to please
From this reading “The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition.”
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading “The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Beg pardon, sir."”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “"Very hot day!"”
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “"Very hot day," rather louder.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “"Beg pardon, sir."”
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading “The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition.”
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 “"Very hot day!"”
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disposed to please
From this reading The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition.
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Beg pardon, sir."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Very hot day!"
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "Very hot day!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition.
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "Very hot day," rather louder.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Beg pardon, sir."
on the contrary
From this reading "Very hot day," rather louder.
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Richard said.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Beg pardon, sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable recognition.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very hot day!"
Chapter 12 of A Man from the North by Arnold Bennett holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 191 sentences of A Man from the North, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of A Man from the North by Arnold Bennett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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