Chapter 12 of He Knew He Was Right is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of He Knew He Was Right is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. AND MRS. OUTHOUSE. Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people. Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
Chapter 12 of He Knew He Was Right is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.”
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.”
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading “OUTHOUSE.”
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading “Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.”
required or under orders
From this reading “Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.”
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading “Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.”
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND MRS.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading AND MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading OUTHOUSE.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
required or under orders
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not on that account is it to be supposed that they were bad or selfish.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Both Mr. Outhouse and his wife were especially timid in taking upon themselves the cares of other people.
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