Chapter 12 of A new name is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A new name is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“One of them is a minister. He looks very nice.” “Oh!” groaned the patient disappointedly, “is that all? Who told him to come?” “Nobody,” said the nurse cheerfully.
Chapter 12 of A new name is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading ““Nobody,” said the nurse cheerfully.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading ““Oh!” groaned the patient disappointedly, “is that all?”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “He looks very nice.””
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading ““One of them is a minister.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “He looks very nice.””
no person; not anyone
From this reading ““Nobody,” said the nurse cheerfully.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading ““Nobody,” said the nurse cheerfully.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading ““Oh!” groaned the patient disappointedly, “is that all?”
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 “He looks very nice.””
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 “One of them is a minister.
(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 “Oh!” groaned the patient disappointedly, “is that all?
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “Nobody,” said the nurse cheerfully.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Who told him to come?”
in disappointment; in a disappointed manner
From this reading “Oh!” groaned the patient disappointedly, “is that all?
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Oh!” groaned the patient disappointedly, “is that all?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looks very nice.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who told him to come?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “One of them is a minister.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He looks very nice.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “One of them is a minister.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading He looks very nice.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody,” said the nurse cheerfully.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “Nobody,” said the nurse cheerfully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “One of them is a minister.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!” groaned the patient disappointedly, “is that all?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of them is a minister.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “Oh!” groaned the patient disappointedly, “is that all?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Nobody,” said the nurse cheerfully.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh!” groaned the patient disappointedly, “is that all?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh!” groaned the patient disappointedly, “is that all?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “One of them is a minister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who told him to come?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Who told him to come?”
precisely as stated
From this reading He looks very nice.”
which person or people
From this reading Who told him to come?”
Chapter 12 of A new name by Grace Livingston Hill holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of A new name, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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