Chapter 12 of Cast Adrift is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Cast Adrift is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search. Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him. “Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down. Mr. Dinneford only shook his head, “Why, not, father?” Her voice choked.
Chapter 12 of Cast Adrift is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading ““Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading ““Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down.”
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “Her voice choked.”
unproductive of success
From this reading “_IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “_IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.”
worried and uneasy
From this reading “Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “_IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading “Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading Her voice choked.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Mr. Dinneford only shook his head, “Why, not, father?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
unproductive of success
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mr. Dinneford only shook his head, “Why, not, father?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down.
come together
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
the middle of the day
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Dinneford only shook his head, “Why, not, father?”
and nothing more
From this reading Mr. Dinneford only shook his head, “Why, not, father?”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
worried and uneasy
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Mr. Dinneford only shook his head, “Why, not, father?”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
hard to endure
From this reading “Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her voice choked.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
at the time that
From this reading _IT_ was past midday when Mr. Dinneford returned home after his fruitless search.
which person or people
From this reading Edith, who had been waiting for hours in restless suspense, heard his step in the hall, and ran down to meet him.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Mr. Dinneford only shook his head, “Why, not, father?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you see the baby?”' she asked, trying to keep her agitation down.
Chapter 12 of Cast Adrift by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
Chapter 12 holds 250 sentences of Cast Adrift, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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