Chapter 12 of Japonette is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Japonette is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He glanced up at her, half smiling. "I know what you are," he said. "Do you? _I_ don’t. Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"
Chapter 12 of Japonette is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “He glanced up at her, half smiling.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “He glanced up at her, half smiling.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"I know what you are," he said.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"”
make visible
From this reading “Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"I know what you are," he said.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “He glanced up at her, half smiling.”
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 “He glanced up at her, half smiling.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I know what you are," he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.
Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795)
From this reading Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _I_ don’t.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know what you are," he said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know what you are," he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"
make visible
From this reading Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I know what you are," he said.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reveal me to myself, O Cagliostro!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He glanced up at her, half smiling.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I know what you are," he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know what you are," he said.
Chapter 12 of Japonette by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of Japonette, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Japonette by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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