Chapter 12 of A Man's World is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Man's World is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly. "I guess there is going to be a fight. You’ll get my answer in the morning. Good night." I found Norman in a Berserker fury.
Chapter 12 of A Man's World is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “"I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.”
react verbally
From this reading “You’ll get my answer in the morning.”
release after a security has been paid
From this reading “"I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “"I guess there is going to be a fight.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “I found Norman in a Berserker fury.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I guess there is going to be a fight.”
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “I found Norman in a Berserker fury.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “"I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.”
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.
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a conventional expression of farewell
In this reading “Good night."”
In this reading “You’ll get my answer in the morning.”
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 "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
quickly and without warning
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
react verbally
From this reading You’ll get my answer in the morning.
release after a security has been paid
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I guess there is going to be a fight.
one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury
From this reading I found Norman in a Berserker fury.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "I guess there is going to be a fight.
set up or found
From this reading I found Norman in a Berserker fury.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading I found Norman in a Berserker fury.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You’ll get my answer in the morning.
the act of departing
From this reading "I guess there is going to be a fight.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good night."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess there is going to be a fight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess there is going to be a fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You’ll get my answer in the morning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I guess there is going to be a fight.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading You’ll get my answer in the morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You’ll get my answer in the morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Good night."
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading I found Norman in a Berserker fury.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You’ll get my answer in the morning.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I guess there is going to be a fight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I’ve sent a man down to bail him out," he said abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll get my answer in the morning.
Chapter 12 of A Man's World by Albert Edwards holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 392 sentences of A Man's World, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of A Man's World by Albert Edwards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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