Chapter 12 of Captures is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Captures is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart. Here they came! His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish! They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth. Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:
Chapter 12 of Captures is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading “They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.”
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.”
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading “His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!”
the distance around a person's body
From this reading “They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.”
female equine animal
From this reading “His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!”
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:”
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading “They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.”
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading “Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.”
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anew
In this reading “Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.”
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 His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Here they came!
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
rid of obstructions
From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:
the distance around a person's body
From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here they came!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
female equine animal
From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
become covered with mist
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:
on one occasion
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they came!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
Chapter 12 of Captures by John Galsworthy holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of Captures, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Captures by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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How to work through Captures section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Captures, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
