Chapter 12 of His Unknown Wife is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of His Unknown Wife is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst. "I didn't intend to be offensive. My mind was running on the day's worries. We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it. If I annoyed you by a careless expression, I apologize."
Chapter 12 of His Unknown Wife is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “If I annoyed you by a careless expression, I apologize."”
ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
From this reading “A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.”
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it.”
violating or tending to violate or offend against
From this reading “"I didn't intend to be offensive.”
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading “A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.”
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading “A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.”
plural of “worry” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “My mind was running on the day's worries.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.”
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In this reading “A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.”
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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 A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading If I annoyed you by a careless expression, I apologize."
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading If I annoyed you by a careless expression, I apologize."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I didn't intend to be offensive.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If I annoyed you by a careless expression, I apologize."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it.
ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading If I annoyed you by a careless expression, I apologize."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading My mind was running on the day's worries.
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't intend to be offensive.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading If I annoyed you by a careless expression, I apologize."
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
yet to be or coming
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't intend to be offensive.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I annoyed you by a careless expression, I apologize."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading "I didn't intend to be offensive.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My mind was running on the day's worries.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mind was running on the day's worries.
not any; not one
From this reading We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it.
violating or tending to violate or offend against
From this reading "I didn't intend to be offensive.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My mind was running on the day's worries.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it.
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
look furtively
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading My mind was running on the day's worries.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I didn't intend to be offensive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mind was running on the day's worries.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're in a deuce of a fix, and I can see no way out of it.
belonging to which person
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
plural of “worry” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading My mind was running on the day's worries.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I annoyed you by a careless expression, I apologize."
a young person of either sex
From this reading A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE "Oh, forget it!" cried Maseden, more angry now with himself than with the youngster whose candor had provoked this outburst.
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