Chapter 12 of Geoffrey Strong is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Geoffrey Strong is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONVALESCENCE "Where did you get your splints?" asked Geoffrey. "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk." Vesta laughed. "Your poor cigars! I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.
Chapter 12 of Geoffrey Strong is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bandage” — a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading “"Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."”
being ahead of time or need
From this reading “"Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."”
plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “"Your poor cigars!”
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
From this reading “CONVALESCENCE "Where did you get your splints?" asked Geoffrey.”
plural of “splint” — a thin sliver of wood
From this reading “CONVALESCENCE "Where did you get your splints?" asked Geoffrey.”
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading “"Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."”
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.”
(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
From this reading “Vesta laughed.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading CONVALESCENCE "Where did you get your splints?" asked Geoffrey.
plural of “bandage” — a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."
being ahead of time or need
From this reading "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.
plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading "Your poor cigars!
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
From this reading CONVALESCENCE "Where did you get your splints?" asked Geoffrey.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading CONVALESCENCE "Where did you get your splints?" asked Geoffrey.
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From this reading CONVALESCENCE "Where did you get your splints?" asked Geoffrey.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading CONVALESCENCE "Where did you get your splints?" asked Geoffrey.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Vesta laughed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Your poor cigars!
plural of “splint” — a thin sliver of wood
From this reading CONVALESCENCE "Where did you get your splints?" asked Geoffrey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.
a special situation
From this reading "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.
precisely as stated
From this reading I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.
(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
From this reading Vesta laughed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was this thing all arranged beforehand? you confess to the bandages in your trunk."
in or at the place that
From this reading CONVALESCENCE "Where did you get your splints?" asked Geoffrey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I tumbled them out of their box with very little ceremony.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CONVALESCENCE "Where did you get your splints?" asked Geoffrey.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CONVALESCENCE "Where did you get your splints?" asked Geoffrey.
Chapter 12 of Geoffrey Strong by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 206 sentences of Geoffrey Strong, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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