Chapter 12 of A Search For A Secret: A Novel. Vol. 2 is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Search For A Secret: A Novel. Vol. 2 is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER THE BATTLE. How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news. "Burglary at Harmer Place. Reported murder of the younger Miss Harmer." And yet with all the excitement people were hardly surprised.
Chapter 12 of A Search For A Secret: A Novel. Vol. 2 is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “AFTER THE BATTLE.”
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
From this reading “"Burglary at Harmer Place.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “Reported murder of the younger Miss Harmer."”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “Reported murder of the younger Miss Harmer."”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “And yet with all the excitement people were hardly surprised.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “Reported murder of the younger Miss Harmer."”
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 “How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.”
In this reading “AFTER THE BATTLE.”
In this reading “Reported murder of the younger Miss Harmer."”
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.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
(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 How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Burglary at Harmer Place.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
From this reading "Burglary at Harmer Place.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
only a very short time before
From this reading And yet with all the excitement people were hardly surprised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Burglary at Harmer Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Reported murder of the younger Miss Harmer."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Reported murder of the younger Miss Harmer."
information about recent and important events
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reported murder of the younger Miss Harmer."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And yet with all the excitement people were hardly surprised.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Burglary at Harmer Place.
To recall to mind.
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading Reported murder of the younger Miss Harmer."
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading And yet with all the excitement people were hardly surprised.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How well I remember that morning, and the excitement into which we were all thrown by the terrible news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And yet with all the excitement people were hardly surprised.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet with all the excitement people were hardly surprised.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading Reported murder of the younger Miss Harmer."
Chapter 12 of A Search For A Secret: A Novel. Vol. 2 by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 189 sentences of A Search For A Secret: A Novel. Vol. 2, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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