Chapter 12 of An Unofficial Patriot is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of An Unofficial Patriot is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_"The shears of destiny."_--Shakespeare. War! war! war! The great election was over. The bitterness of faction and of section had only intensified. The inevitable had at last come.
Chapter 12 of An Unofficial Patriot is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “The bitterness of faction and of section had only intensified.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “_"The shears of destiny."_--Shakespeare.”
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading “The great election was over.”
a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
From this reading “The bitterness of faction and of section had only intensified.”
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading “The inevitable had at last come.”
made more intense
From this reading “The bitterness of faction and of section had only intensified.”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “The bitterness of faction and of section had only intensified.”
large scissors with strong blades
From this reading “_"The shears of destiny."_--Shakespeare.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bitterness of faction and of section had only intensified.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The inevitable had at last come.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading The bitterness of faction and of section had only intensified.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The inevitable had at last come.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading _"The shears of destiny."_--Shakespeare.
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading The great election was over.
a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
From this reading The bitterness of faction and of section had only intensified.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great election was over.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bitterness of faction and of section had only intensified.
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading The inevitable had at last come.
made more intense
From this reading The bitterness of faction and of section had only intensified.
immediately past
From this reading The inevitable had at last come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _"The shears of destiny."_--Shakespeare.
and nothing more
From this reading The bitterness of faction and of section had only intensified.
above and across; more than
From this reading The great election was over.
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading The bitterness of faction and of section had only intensified.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading _"The shears of destiny."_--Shakespeare.
large scissors with strong blades
From this reading _"The shears of destiny."_--Shakespeare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _"The shears of destiny."_--Shakespeare.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading War! war! war!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great election was over.
Chapter 12 of An Unofficial Patriot by Helen H. (Helen Hamilton) Gardener holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 144 sentences of An Unofficial Patriot, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of An Unofficial Patriot by Helen H. (Helen Hamilton) Gardener exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 144 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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