Chapter 12 of Courage, True Hearts is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Courage, True Hearts is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
South, straight south. South as the bird flies. And with a fair and spanking breeze too. As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company. I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.
Chapter 12 of Courage, True Hearts is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.”
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.”
cause to be bored
From this reading “As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “And with a fair and spanking breeze too.”
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading “South as the bird flies.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.”
the act of slapping on the buttocks
From this reading “And with a fair and spanking breeze too.”
relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
From this reading “As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.”
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In this reading “South as the bird flies.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And with a fair and spanking breeze too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And with a fair and spanking breeze too.
any person at all
From this reading I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading South as the bird flies.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading South as the bird flies.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
cause to be bored
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading And with a fair and spanking breeze too.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading And with a fair and spanking breeze too.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading South as the bird flies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
on one occasion
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading South, straight south.
the act of slapping on the buttocks
From this reading And with a fair and spanking breeze too.
successive (without a break)
From this reading South, straight south.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading South as the bird flies.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And with a fair and spanking breeze too.
relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
From this reading As for birds--once past the rocky and volcanic island of Diego Alvarez, few indeed bore them company.
which person or people
From this reading I believe anybody might have this rocky place who had a mind to.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with a fair and spanking breeze too.
Chapter 12 of Courage, True Hearts by Gordon Stables holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 131 sentences of Courage, True Hearts, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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