Chapter 12 of Helen Grant's Schooldays is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Helen Grant's Schooldays is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner. It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters. One she laid on the table. But the recipient had no idea of it and was not among the applicants. When they were all gone she took that up.
Chapter 12 of Helen Grant's Schooldays is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “applicant” — a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
From this reading “But the recipient had no idea of it and was not among the applicants.”
plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading “THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.”
the literary culture
From this reading “It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.”
a person who receives something
From this reading “But the recipient had no idea of it and was not among the applicants.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.”
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “One she laid on the table.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.
(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 When they were all gone she took that up.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But the recipient had no idea of it and was not among the applicants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.
plural of “applicant” — a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
From this reading But the recipient had no idea of it and was not among the applicants.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the recipient had no idea of it and was not among the applicants.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.
plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When they were all gone she took that up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the recipient had no idea of it and was not among the applicants.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But the recipient had no idea of it and was not among the applicants.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.
and nothing more
From this reading THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.
set down according to a plan
From this reading One she laid on the table.
immediately past
From this reading THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.
the literary culture
From this reading It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.
not any; not one
From this reading But the recipient had no idea of it and was not among the applicants.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the recipient had no idea of it and was not among the applicants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One she laid on the table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One she laid on the table.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.
a person who receives something
From this reading But the recipient had no idea of it and was not among the applicants.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One she laid on the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading One she laid on the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When they were all gone she took that up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were all gone she took that up.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When they were all gone she took that up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE COURAGE OF CONVICTIONS The last mail came up just after dinner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the Aldred House mail-bag, and Mrs. Aldred handed out the letters.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were all gone she took that up.
at the time that
From this reading When they were all gone she took that up.
Chapter 12 of Helen Grant's Schooldays by Amanda M. Douglas holds 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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.
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