Chapter 12 of Indian Summer is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Indian Summer is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It isn't that. I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me." "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone? I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you." "Oughtn't I?"
Chapter 12 of Indian Summer is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “"Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?”
any thing at all
From this reading “I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
any thing at all
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't that.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oughtn't I?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It isn't that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
at the time that
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you go to these fandangoes alone?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know how good you are, and that you would do anything for me."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can see that you have me on your mind all the time, when I'm with you."
Chapter 12 of Indian Summer by William Dean Howells holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of Indian Summer, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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