Chapter 12 of At Last: A Novel is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of At Last: A Novel is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically. “I have no patience with her. And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere. Such shameless carrying on I never heard of. If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.”
Chapter 12 of At Last: A Novel is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
From this reading ““A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.”
consisting of segments held together by joints
From this reading ““A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.”
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
From this reading “If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.””
in an energetic manner
From this reading ““A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.”
a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
From this reading ““A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.”
extremely joyful
From this reading “And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.”
feeling no shame
From this reading “Such shameless carrying on I never heard of.”
plural of “truth” — a fact that has been verified
From this reading “If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.””
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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 “A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
From this reading “A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.
consisting of segments held together by joints
From this reading “A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Such shameless carrying on I never heard of.
the act of conquering
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
From this reading If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.”
in an energetic manner
From this reading “A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
at any time
From this reading If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.”
to or in any or all places
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have no patience with her.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Such shameless carrying on I never heard of.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I have no patience with her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have no patience with her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
From this reading “A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Such shameless carrying on I never heard of.
not any; not one
From this reading “I have no patience with her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such shameless carrying on I never heard of.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such shameless carrying on I never heard of.
extremely joyful
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
a course of conduct
From this reading If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “I have no patience with her.
express in words
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.”
feeling no shame
From this reading Such shameless carrying on I never heard of.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
marked by skill in deception
From this reading “A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such shameless carrying on I never heard of.
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From this reading “A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.”
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading “A SLY, artful, treacherous jade?” articulated Mrs. Sutton, energetically.
interact in a certain way
From this reading If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.”
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading And they say she is so overjoyed at her conquest that she trumpets the engagement everywhere.
plural of “truth” — a fact that has been verified
From this reading If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.”
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading If she ever crosses my path I shall treat her to some wholesome truths.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I have no patience with her.
Chapter 12 of At Last: A Novel by Marion Harland holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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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