Chapter 12 of A West Point Treasure is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A West Point Treasure is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE. The scene that followed beggars description. Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud: “Stop! stop! It’s Grace Fuller!”
Chapter 12 of A West Point Treasure is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “The scene that followed beggars description.”
plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
From this reading “SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE.”
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading “It’s Grace Fuller!””
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:”
scratch repeatedly
From this reading “SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE.”
take hold of; grab
From this reading “Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:”
possessive form of “texan” — a native or resident of Texas
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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 SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading The scene that followed beggars description.
plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
From this reading SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading The scene that followed beggars description.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The scene that followed beggars description.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading It’s Grace Fuller!”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading It’s Grace Fuller!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s Grace Fuller!”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scene that followed beggars description.
scratch repeatedly
From this reading SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE.
take hold of; grab
From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop! stop!
possessive form of “texan” — a native or resident of Texas
From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The scene that followed beggars description.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scene that followed beggars description.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
Chapter 12 of A West Point Treasure by Upton Sinclair holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 108 sentences of A West Point Treasure, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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