Chapter 12 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But it’s not that way with you. Your love isn’t self-sustaining. It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers. Take the dust and go and see Maisie. But—don’t teach her to doubt, poor child.”
Chapter 12 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young person of either sex
From this reading “But—don’t teach her to doubt, poor child.””
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “But—don’t teach her to doubt, poor child.””
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “Take the dust and go and see Maisie.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.”
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “But—don’t teach her to doubt, poor child.””
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.”
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 “But—don’t teach her to doubt, poor child.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it’s not that way with you.
a young person of either sex
From this reading But—don’t teach her to doubt, poor child.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But—don’t teach her to doubt, poor child.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading But—don’t teach her to doubt, poor child.”
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.
remove the dust from
From this reading Take the dust and go and see Maisie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Take the dust and go and see Maisie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But—don’t teach her to doubt, poor child.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your love isn’t self-sustaining.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it’s not that way with you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Your love isn’t self-sustaining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take the dust and go and see Maisie.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But it’s not that way with you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But—don’t teach her to doubt, poor child.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.
able to provide for your own needs without help from others
From this reading Your love isn’t self-sustaining.
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.
carry out
From this reading Take the dust and go and see Maisie.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading But—don’t teach her to doubt, poor child.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But it’s not that way with you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Take the dust and go and see Maisie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading It needs to see, to touch, to _know_; or else it doubts and suffers.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “But it’s not that way with you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But it’s not that way with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But it’s not that way with you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your love isn’t self-sustaining.
Chapter 12 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories by Marjorie L. C. (Marjorie Lowry Christie) Pickthall holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Angels' Shoes, and Other Stories by Marjorie L. C. (Marjorie Lowry Christie) Pickthall exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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