Chapter 12 of Home Again is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Home Again is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOVE. By this Walter was in love with Lady Lufa. He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her. Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her. Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
Chapter 12 of Home Again is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put on clothes
From this reading “Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.”
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading “He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “By this Walter was in love with Lady Lufa.”
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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 Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this Walter was in love with Lady Lufa.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
put on clothes
From this reading Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By this Walter was in love with Lady Lufa.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading By this Walter was in love with Lady Lufa.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By this Walter was in love with Lady Lufa.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
on one occasion
From this reading Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
cut with a saw
From this reading Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this Walter was in love with Lady Lufa.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
in the direction of
From this reading Every thought that rose in his mind began at once to drift toward her.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading He said as much to himself, at least; and in truth he was almost possessed with her.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading By this Walter was in love with Lady Lufa.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By this Walter was in love with Lady Lufa.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Every hour of the day had a rose-tinge from the dress in which he first saw her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By this Walter was in love with Lady Lufa.
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