Chapter 12 of Hermia Suydam is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Hermia Suydam is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CLUB OF FREE DISCUSSION. Hermia looked at her reflection that evening with a smile. The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame. The color wandered through her cheeks and emptied itself into her lips. Her eyes were as green as the limpid floor of ocean-hollowed caverns.
Chapter 12 of Hermia Suydam is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cavern” — any large dark enclosed space
From this reading “Her eyes were as green as the limpid floor of ocean-hollowed caverns.”
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading “THE CLUB OF FREE DISCUSSION.”
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading “The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.”
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading “The color wandered through her cheeks and emptied itself into her lips.”
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading “The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.”
filled with shade
From this reading “The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.”
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading “The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.”
vigorous and animated
From this reading “The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.”
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 shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.”
In this reading “The color wandered through her cheeks and emptied itself into her lips.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Hermia looked at her reflection that evening with a smile.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hermia looked at her reflection that evening with a smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The color wandered through her cheeks and emptied itself into her lips.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her eyes were as green as the limpid floor of ocean-hollowed caverns.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hermia looked at her reflection that evening with a smile.
plural of “cavern” — any large dark enclosed space
From this reading Her eyes were as green as the limpid floor of ocean-hollowed caverns.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The color wandered through her cheeks and emptied itself into her lips.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE CLUB OF FREE DISCUSSION.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading The color wandered through her cheeks and emptied itself into her lips.
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading THE CLUB OF FREE DISCUSSION.
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading The color wandered through her cheeks and emptied itself into her lips.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Hermia looked at her reflection that evening with a smile.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes were as green as the limpid floor of ocean-hollowed caverns.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Her eyes were as green as the limpid floor of ocean-hollowed caverns.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading THE CLUB OF FREE DISCUSSION.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Her eyes were as green as the limpid floor of ocean-hollowed caverns.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hermia looked at her reflection that evening with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hermia looked at her reflection that evening with a smile.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The color wandered through her cheeks and emptied itself into her lips.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The color wandered through her cheeks and emptied itself into her lips.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.
clear and bright
From this reading Her eyes were as green as the limpid floor of ocean-hollowed caverns.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The color wandered through her cheeks and emptied itself into her lips.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Hermia looked at her reflection that evening with a smile.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her eyes were as green as the limpid floor of ocean-hollowed caverns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CLUB OF FREE DISCUSSION.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading Hermia looked at her reflection that evening with a smile.
filled with shade
From this reading The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Hermia looked at her reflection that evening with a smile.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hermia looked at her reflection that evening with a smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLUB OF FREE DISCUSSION.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The color wandered through her cheeks and emptied itself into her lips.
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.
vigorous and animated
From this reading The shadowed emerald of her velvet gown made her hair glow like vibrant flame.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading The color wandered through her cheeks and emptied itself into her lips.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were as green as the limpid floor of ocean-hollowed caverns.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hermia looked at her reflection that evening with a smile.
Chapter 12 of Hermia Suydam by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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 88 sentences of Hermia Suydam, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Hermia Suydam by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
Work through the 18 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 235 minutes of reading across 566 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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