Chapter 12 of Back o' the Moon, and Other Stories is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Back o' the Moon, and Other Stories is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HUNDRED POUNDS. He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth. “Be quick, without ye want Ellah done for,” he said. “What’s that?” Monjoy asked, turning a haggard face.
Chapter 12 of Back o' the Moon, and Other Stories is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “Monjoy asked, turning a haggard face.”
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “A HUNDRED POUNDS.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading ““Be quick, without ye want Ellah done for,” he said.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Monjoy asked, turning a haggard face.”
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 “Monjoy asked, turning a haggard face.”
In this reading “He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.”
In this reading “He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.”
In this reading “He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HUNDRED POUNDS.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Monjoy asked, turning a haggard face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be quick, without ye want Ellah done for,” he said.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Be quick, without ye want Ellah done for,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Be quick, without ye want Ellah done for,” he said.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Monjoy asked, turning a haggard face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Be quick, without ye want Ellah done for,” he said.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Monjoy asked, turning a haggard face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
ten 10s
From this reading A HUNDRED POUNDS.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading A HUNDRED POUNDS.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Be quick, without ye want Ellah done for,” he said.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Be quick, without ye want Ellah done for,” he said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What’s that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Monjoy asked, turning a haggard face.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Be quick, without ye want Ellah done for,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s that?”
in or at the place that
From this reading He burst into the room where Monjoy sat gazing spiritlessly at his empty hearth.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Be quick, without ye want Ellah done for,” he said.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Be quick, without ye want Ellah done for,” he said.
Chapter 12 of Back o' the Moon, and Other Stories by Oliver Onions holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 241 sentences of Back o' the Moon, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Back o' the Moon, and Other Stories by Oliver Onions exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 49 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 49 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.
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