Chapter 12 of First Person Paramount is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of First Person Paramount is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mr. Sims?" I demanded. He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance. "Shake!" I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
Chapter 12 of First Person Paramount is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance.”
in a brisk manner
From this reading “I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “I demanded.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.”
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading “He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance.”
possessive form of “minute” — a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “"Shake!"”
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading “He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance.
later than; following
From this reading I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance.
in a brisk manner
From this reading I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading I demanded.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I demanded.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance.
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance.
possessive form of “minute” — a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Sims?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "Shake!"
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Sims?"
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading I said, of a sudden, after a full minute's silence, and briskly extended my hand.
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He bowed, measuring me with a sweeping hawk-sharp glance.
Chapter 12 of First Person Paramount by Ambrose Pratt holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of First Person Paramount, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of First Person Paramount by Ambrose Pratt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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