Chapter 12 of Broken Butterflies is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Broken Butterflies is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent. It required close thinking. He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly. He did not know just where to begin. He must proceed very indirectly.
Chapter 12 of Broken Butterflies is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.”
aroused to action
From this reading “He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.”
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading “The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.”
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading “He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.”
not in a forthright manner
From this reading “He must proceed very indirectly.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.”
continue talking
From this reading “He must proceed very indirectly.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.”
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 “He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.
aroused to action
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He did not know just where to begin.
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It required close thinking.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know just where to begin.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.
not in a forthright manner
From this reading He must proceed very indirectly.
a message received and understood
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.
and nothing more
From this reading He did not know just where to begin.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He did not know just where to begin.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not know just where to begin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
above and across; more than
From this reading The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.
continue talking
From this reading He must proceed very indirectly.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading It required close thinking.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading It required close thinking.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The more he thought it over, the more the new assignment appealed to Kent.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
precisely as stated
From this reading He must proceed very indirectly.
in or at the place that
From this reading He did not know just where to begin.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He must move with the utmost caution lest suspicion be aroused which would close up every source of information instantly.
Chapter 12 of Broken Butterflies by Henry W. (Henry Walsworth) Kinney holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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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