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Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home
Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Nov.
15--with J--H--hope.
Dec.
1--Told the C. No knowledge of S--therefore safe.
Uncertain of---- C to Warsaw.
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Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Nov.
Line 2
15--with J--H--hope.
Line 3
Dec.
Line 4
1--Told the C. No knowledge of S--therefore safe.
Line 5
Uncertain of---- C to Warsaw.

All words in this reading · 20

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.

1

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From this reading 1--Told the C. No knowledge of S--therefore safe.

15

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From this reading 15--with J--H--hope.

C

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From this reading 1--Told the C. No knowledge of S--therefore safe.

Dec

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From this reading “Dec.

H

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From this reading 15--with J--H--hope.

hope

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From this reading 15--with J--H--hope.

J

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From this reading 15--with J--H--hope.

knowledge

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From this reading 1--Told the C. No knowledge of S--therefore safe.

No

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From this reading 1--Told the C. No knowledge of S--therefore safe.

Nov

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From this reading “Nov.

of

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From this reading 1--Told the C. No knowledge of S--therefore safe.

S

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From this reading 1--Told the C. No knowledge of S--therefore safe.

safe

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From this reading 1--Told the C. No knowledge of S--therefore safe.

the

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From this reading 1--Told the C. No knowledge of S--therefore safe.

therefore

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 1--Told the C. No knowledge of S--therefore safe.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Uncertain of---- C to Warsaw.

Told

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From this reading 1--Told the C. No knowledge of S--therefore safe.

Uncertain

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From this reading Uncertain of---- C to Warsaw.

Warsaw

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From this reading Uncertain of---- C to Warsaw.

with

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From this reading 15--with J--H--hope.

Chapter 12 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home by Bayard Taylor holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 12 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home contain?

Chapter 12 holds 162 sentences of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home by Bayard Taylor exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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.

How do I study chapter 12 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home?

Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 33 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.

Can chapter 12 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home

Common questions about reading Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home by Bayard Taylor on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home?

Yes. All 4210 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #292 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #292, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home take to read?

About 350 minutes of reading across 842 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home section by section

How to work through Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home

Words and structures a reader meets early in Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Bayard
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Taylor
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Relate
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Story
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.