Chapter 12 of A Tatter of Scarlet is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Tatter of Scarlet is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds. Where had I been? What had I been doing? I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry. It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.
Chapter 12 of A Tatter of Scarlet is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading “"GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.”
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading “"GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.”
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 “It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.”
In this reading “"GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where had I been?
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What had I been doing?
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
a farewell remark
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where had I been?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
not any; not one
From this reading I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
From this reading It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading It was a scurvy trick I played them, slipping off like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had I been doing?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where had I been?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, RHODA POLLY" At Chateau Schneider I was received with tumultuary questioning on my return from the reed-beds.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I might easily have got my throat cut and no one would have been sorry.
Chapter 12 of A Tatter of Scarlet by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
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