Chapter 12 of Flower o' the Peach is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Flower o' the Peach is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Samson heard this recital with unusual attention. "A flask?" he asked. "Leather-covered thing, big as a quart bottle? Fat old girl with an iron-gray mustache?" "Why," cried Mrs. Jakes.
Chapter 12 of Flower o' the Peach is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “"Leather-covered thing, big as a quart bottle?”
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading “"A flask?" he asked.”
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading “"Why," cried Mrs. Jakes.”
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading “Fat old girl with an iron-gray mustache?"”
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading “"Leather-covered thing, big as a quart bottle?”
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “Mr. Samson heard this recital with unusual attention.”
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
From this reading “Mr. Samson heard this recital with unusual attention.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “Mr. Samson heard this recital with unusual attention.”
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 “"Leather-covered thing, big as a quart bottle?”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A flask?" he asked.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fat old girl with an iron-gray mustache?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Leather-covered thing, big as a quart bottle?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "A flask?" he asked.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Mr. Samson heard this recital with unusual attention.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Leather-covered thing, big as a quart bottle?
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading "Leather-covered thing, big as a quart bottle?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Why," cried Mrs. Jakes.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Fat old girl with an iron-gray mustache?"
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading "A flask?" he asked.
a young female
From this reading Fat old girl with an iron-gray mustache?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A flask?" he asked.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Mr. Samson heard this recital with unusual attention.
the color of freshly broken cast iron
From this reading Fat old girl with an iron-gray mustache?"
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading "Why," cried Mrs. Jakes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Leather-covered thing, big as a quart bottle?
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Samson heard this recital with unusual attention.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Why," cried Mrs. Jakes.
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading Fat old girl with an iron-gray mustache?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Fat old girl with an iron-gray mustache?"
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading "Leather-covered thing, big as a quart bottle?
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading Mr. Samson heard this recital with unusual attention.
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
From this reading Mr. Samson heard this recital with unusual attention.
a special situation
From this reading "Leather-covered thing, big as a quart bottle?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Samson heard this recital with unusual attention.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading Mr. Samson heard this recital with unusual attention.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why," cried Mrs. Jakes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Samson heard this recital with unusual attention.
Chapter 12 of Flower o' the Peach by Perceval Gibbon holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of Flower o' the Peach, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Flower o' the Peach by Perceval Gibbon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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