Chapter 12 of Famous Modern Ghost Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Famous Modern Ghost Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's dance-music," said she. She was looking at the boat again. "How do you know?" I felt I had to keep on talking. Well, sir--she laughed.
Chapter 12 of Famous Modern Ghost Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
anew
From this reading “She was looking at the boat again.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “She was looking at the boat again.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “I felt I had to keep on talking.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I felt I had to keep on talking.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Well, sir--she laughed.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “She was looking at the boat again.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Well, sir--she laughed.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “I felt I had to keep on talking.”
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.
anew
From this reading She was looking at the boat again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was looking at the boat again.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading She was looking at the boat again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's dance-music," said she.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you know?"
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt I had to keep on talking.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I felt I had to keep on talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you know?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt I had to keep on talking.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I felt I had to keep on talking.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How do you know?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Well, sir--she laughed.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She was looking at the boat again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I felt I had to keep on talking.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's dance-music," said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's dance-music," said she.
term of address for a man
From this reading Well, sir--she laughed.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading I felt I had to keep on talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's dance-music," said she.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was looking at the boat again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt I had to keep on talking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was looking at the boat again.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, sir--she laughed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you know?"
Chapter 12 of Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy [Compiler] Scarborough holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of Famous Modern Ghost Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy [Compiler] Scarborough exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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