Chapter 12 of Amazing Grace, Who Proves That Virtue Has Its Silver Lining is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Amazing Grace, Who Proves That Virtue Has Its Silver Lining is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed. "You needn't blush," I said to him wearily. He glanced around in surprise. "No?" "No!
Chapter 12 of Amazing Grace, Who Proves That Virtue Has Its Silver Lining is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading “AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.”
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “"You needn't blush," I said to him wearily.”
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.”
used as expletives
From this reading “AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “He glanced around in surprise.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “He glanced around in surprise.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “"You needn't blush," I said to him wearily.”
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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the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news
In this reading “AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.”
In this reading “He glanced around in surprise.”
In this reading “AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.”
In this reading “He glanced around in surprise.”
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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.
anew
From this reading AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He glanced around in surprise.
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading "You needn't blush," I said to him wearily.
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.
used as expletives
From this reading AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced around in surprise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced around in surprise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You needn't blush," I said to him wearily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You needn't blush," I said to him wearily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He glanced around in surprise.
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From this reading "You needn't blush," I said to him wearily.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.
not any; not one
From this reading "No?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading He glanced around in surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ASSIGNMENT The next afternoon the city editor again said "Damn" and blushed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You needn't blush," I said to him wearily.
in a weary manner
From this reading "You needn't blush," I said to him wearily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You needn't blush," I said to him wearily.
Chapter 12 of Amazing Grace, Who Proves That Virtue Has Its Silver Lining by Kate Trimble Sharber holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 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 270 sentences of Amazing Grace, Who Proves That Virtue Has Its Silver Lining, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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