Chapter 12 of Bambi is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Bambi is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business. She waited fifteen minutes while her name was passed down the line. Word came back that Mr. Frohman was engaged. Would she please wait? "I'll wait, but my appointment was at three," she said.
Chapter 12 of Bambi is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “"I'll wait, but my appointment was at three," she said.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “Word came back that Mr. Frohman was engaged.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “She waited fifteen minutes while her name was passed down the line.”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “She waited fifteen minutes while her name was passed down the line.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “She waited fifteen minutes while her name was passed down the line.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.”
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “She waited fifteen minutes while her name was passed down the line.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading "I'll wait, but my appointment was at three," she said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'll wait, but my appointment was at three," she said.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Word came back that Mr. Frohman was engaged.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'll wait, but my appointment was at three," she said.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Word came back that Mr. Frohman was engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She waited fifteen minutes while her name was passed down the line.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Word came back that Mr. Frohman was engaged.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading She waited fifteen minutes while her name was passed down the line.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Word came back that Mr. Frohman was engaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll wait, but my appointment was at three," she said.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading She waited fifteen minutes while her name was passed down the line.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She waited fifteen minutes while her name was passed down the line.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Word came back that Mr. Frohman was engaged.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll wait, but my appointment was at three," she said.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She waited fifteen minutes while her name was passed down the line.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Would she please wait?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll wait, but my appointment was at three," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Word came back that Mr. Frohman was engaged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "I'll wait, but my appointment was at three," she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Would she please wait?
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She waited fifteen minutes while her name was passed down the line.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was first shown into the general-domo's office, where she was catechised as to her name and her business.
during the time that
From this reading She waited fifteen minutes while her name was passed down the line.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Word came back that Mr. Frohman was engaged.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would she please wait?
Chapter 12 of Bambi by Marjorie Benton Cooke holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of Bambi, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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