Chapter 12 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 645 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 645 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“So that was another of your reasons for this call?” Brainard suggested with a laugh. Hollinger smiled. “She might take you on as manager—how would that do?” “I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!”
Chapter 12 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 645 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading ““I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!””
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading ““I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!””
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Brainard suggested with a laugh.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading ““She might take you on as manager—how would that do?””
as yourself
From this reading ““I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!””
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading ““So that was another of your reasons for this call?””
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Hollinger smiled.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Brainard suggested with a laugh.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Brainard suggested with a laugh.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “So that was another of your reasons for this call?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “She might take you on as manager—how would that do?”
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From this reading Brainard suggested with a laugh.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “So that was another of your reasons for this call?”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “She might take you on as manager—how would that do?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “So that was another of your reasons for this call?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hollinger smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She might take you on as manager—how would that do?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading Brainard suggested with a laugh.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “She might take you on as manager—how would that do?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She might take you on as manager—how would that do?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So that was another of your reasons for this call?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “She might take you on as manager—how would that do?”
as yourself
From this reading “I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “So that was another of your reasons for this call?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She might take you on as manager—how would that do?”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Hollinger smiled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So that was another of your reasons for this call?”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Brainard suggested with a laugh.
carry out
From this reading “She might take you on as manager—how would that do?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So that was another of your reasons for this call?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “So that was another of your reasons for this call?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So that was another of your reasons for this call?”
at the time that
From this reading “I’ll discuss it with her personally, when the time comes!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brainard suggested with a laugh.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She might take you on as manager—how would that do?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She might take you on as manager—how would that do?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So that was another of your reasons for this call?”
Chapter 12 of His Great Adventure by Robert Herrick holds 645 sentences, grouped into 129 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 645 sentences of His Great Adventure, unabridged, divided into 129 reading sections.
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