Chapter 12 of Gerald Eversley's Friendship is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Gerald Eversley's Friendship is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ST. MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now! But it must be told, if told at all, to the end. There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness. That is the way of stories; it is not the way of life.
Chapter 12 of Gerald Eversley's Friendship is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
From this reading “There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.”
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.”
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “That is the way of stories; it is not the way of life.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!”
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
From this reading “There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.”
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.
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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 There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.
(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 But it must be told, if told at all, to the end.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
From this reading There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it must be told, if told at all, to the end.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it must be told, if told at all, to the end.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it must be told, if told at all, to the end.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But it must be told, if told at all, to the end.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That is the way of stories; it is not the way of life.
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But it must be told, if told at all, to the end.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That is the way of stories; it is not the way of life.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is the way of stories; it is not the way of life.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ST.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading That is the way of stories; it is not the way of life.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
From this reading There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it must be told, if told at all, to the end.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There seems to be a tacit assumption among story-tellers that every story that is told should issue in happiness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it must be told, if told at all, to the end.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But it must be told, if told at all, to the end.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That is the way of stories; it is not the way of life.
in or at the place that
From this reading MARTIN’S SUMMER Oh! that this story could end where it is now!
Chapter 12 of Gerald Eversley's Friendship by J. E. C. (James Edward Cowell) Welldon holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 162 sentences of Gerald Eversley's Friendship, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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