Chapter 12 of Frank and Fearless is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Frank and Fearless is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. KENT IS FOILED. Breakfast was a quiet meal. Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions. Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
Chapter 12 of Frank and Fearless is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “KENT IS FOILED.”
sexually unresponsive
From this reading “Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “KENT IS FOILED.”
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading “Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.”
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading “Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.”
the possibility of future success
From this reading “Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.”
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 Breakfast was a quiet meal.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Breakfast was a quiet meal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading KENT IS FOILED.
sexually unresponsive
From this reading Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KENT IS FOILED.
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading KENT IS FOILED.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Breakfast was a quiet meal.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
absolutely essential
From this reading Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
and nothing more
From this reading Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.
the possibility of future success
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Breakfast was a quiet meal.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
in the direction of
From this reading Mrs. Kent preserved a frigid silence toward Jasper, interrupted only by necessary questions.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Breakfast was a quiet meal.
which person or people
From this reading Nicholas, who understood that there was a row in prospect, occasionally smiled as he looked across the table at Jasper, but he, too, was silent.
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