Chapter 12 of Elizabeth's Campaign is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Elizabeth's Campaign is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Hullo, Aubrey! what brings you here?' And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it. 'Nothing much. I shan't be long. Can you wait a bit?'
Chapter 12 of Elizabeth's Campaign is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Can you wait a bit?'”
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “'Hullo, Aubrey! what brings you here?'”
coming to maturity
From this reading “And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.”
a movement into or inward
From this reading “And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.”
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.”
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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 the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Hullo, Aubrey! what brings you here?'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shan't be long.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Can you wait a bit?'
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading 'Hullo, Aubrey! what brings you here?'
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you wait a bit?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
coming to maturity
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
a movement into or inward
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Hullo, Aubrey! what brings you here?'
an expression of greeting
From this reading 'Hullo, Aubrey! what brings you here?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shan't be long.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
and nothing more
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I shan't be long.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'Nothing much.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'Nothing much.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan't be long.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Can you wait a bit?'
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Hullo, Aubrey! what brings you here?'
which person or people
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
the words that are spoken
From this reading And with the words Arthur Chicksands, just emerging from the War Office, stopped to greet a brother officer, who was just entering it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Hullo, Aubrey! what brings you here?'
Chapter 12 of Elizabeth's Campaign by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 314 sentences, grouped into 63 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 314 sentences of Elizabeth's Campaign, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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