Chapter 12 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You are not going to repeat her confidence to me, surely?" "Why, no," she answered. "But--I'm trying to explain." "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully. But because this thing mattered to her, mattered tremendously, she persevered.
Chapter 12 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “"You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.”
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.”
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “"You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.”
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading “But because this thing mattered to her, mattered tremendously, she persevered.”
past form of “persevere” — be persistent, refuse to stop
From this reading “But because this thing mattered to her, mattered tremendously, she persevered.”
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “"You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.”
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “"You are not going to repeat her confidence to me, surely?"”
extremely
From this reading “But because this thing mattered to her, mattered tremendously, she persevered.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Why, no," she answered.
eagerly desirous
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are not going to repeat her confidence to me, surely?"
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
for the reason that
From this reading But because this thing mattered to her, mattered tremendously, she persevered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But--I'm trying to explain."
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading "You are not going to repeat her confidence to me, surely?"
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "But--I'm trying to explain."
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
the act of departing
From this reading "You are not going to repeat her confidence to me, surely?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You are not going to repeat her confidence to me, surely?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But--I'm trying to explain."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading But because this thing mattered to her, mattered tremendously, she persevered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are not going to repeat her confidence to me, surely?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
not any; not one
From this reading "Why, no," she answered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You are not going to repeat her confidence to me, surely?"
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
past form of “persevere” — be persistent, refuse to stop
From this reading But because this thing mattered to her, mattered tremendously, she persevered.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading "You are not going to repeat her confidence to me, surely?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, no," she answered.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "You are not going to repeat her confidence to me, surely?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
a special situation
From this reading But because this thing mattered to her, mattered tremendously, she persevered.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But because this thing mattered to her, mattered tremendously, she persevered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are not going to repeat her confidence to me, surely?"
extremely
From this reading But because this thing mattered to her, mattered tremendously, she persevered.
hard to endure
From this reading "But--I'm trying to explain."
precisely as stated
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, no," she answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are not going to repeat her confidence to me, surely?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're doing it very badly," he said; and it occurred to Julie that he was anxious to prevent her explaining more fully.
Chapter 12 of Grit Lawless by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of Grit Lawless, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Grit Lawless by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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