Chapter 12 of An Interloper is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of An Interloper is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair. They would all be the same; he should give it up. She did not understand. Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own. "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
Chapter 12 of An Interloper is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading “Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.”
bringing death
From this reading “"Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “"Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.”
be the cause or source of
From this reading “"Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.”
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In this reading “Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.”
In this reading “Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his 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 Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
(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 They would all be the same; he should give it up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not understand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
bringing death
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
and nothing more
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
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From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not understand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
and nothing more
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
determined
From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
Identical; not different.
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not understand.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
a special situation
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading She did not understand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
at the time that
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
be the cause or source of
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
Chapter 12 of An Interloper by Frances Mary Peard holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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