Chapter 12 of Heart and Science is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Heart and Science is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Carmina! are you in the Square?” “Leave it to me,” Ovid whispered. “We will come to you directly,” he called back. Mrs. Gallilee was waiting for them at the gate. Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.
Chapter 12 of Heart and Science is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
without deviation
From this reading ““We will come to you directly,” he called back.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Mrs. Gallilee was waiting for them at the gate.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.”
make square
From this reading ““Carmina! are you in the Square?””
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Mrs. Gallilee was waiting for them at the gate.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““Leave it to me,” Ovid whispered.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Carmina! are you in the Square?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee was waiting for them at the gate.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “We will come to you directly,” he called back.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “We will come to you directly,” he called back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Carmina! are you in the Square?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “We will come to you directly,” he called back.
without deviation
From this reading “We will come to you directly,” he called back.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee was waiting for them at the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee was waiting for them at the gate.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee was waiting for them at the gate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We will come to you directly,” he called back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Carmina! are you in the Square?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Ovid whispered.
go away from a place
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Ovid whispered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Ovid whispered.
a particular point in time
From this reading Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee was waiting for them at the gate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Ovid whispered.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.
make square
From this reading “Carmina! are you in the Square?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Carmina! are you in the Square?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee was waiting for them at the gate.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Ovid whispered.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee was waiting for them at the gate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee was waiting for them at the gate.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will come to you directly,” he called back.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Leave it to me,” Ovid whispered.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will come to you directly,” he called back.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Ovid spoke, the moment they were within sight of each other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Carmina! are you in the Square?”
Chapter 12 of Heart and Science by Wilkie Collins holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 303 sentences of Heart and Science, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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