Chapter 12 of Invincible Minnie is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Invincible Minnie is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure. “You’ve really made up your mind then?” “All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion. “Good God! What does the woman want!
Chapter 12 of Invincible Minnie is here in full — 414 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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the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading ““I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.”
an act that fails
From this reading ““I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading ““I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading ““I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading ““I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading ““All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.”
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ““I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading ““All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.”
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 ““All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.”
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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 “All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does the woman want!
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
divisible by two
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
an act that fails
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Good God!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good God!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “You’ve really made up your mind then?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “You’ve really made up your mind then?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “You’ve really made up your mind then?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You’ve really made up your mind then?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
in the direction of
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “You’ve really made up your mind then?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What does the woman want!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does the woman want!
which person or people
From this reading “I’ll do my best,” said Mr. Petersen, who was too kindly even to hint that he didn’t need to be shown his duty toward Sandra by this poor failure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “All the mind she’s left in me!” he answered with sudden passion.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading What does the woman want!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve really made up your mind then?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ve really made up your mind then?”
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