Chapter 12 of Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook. But not just yet. When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on. He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook. It would be three or four miles.
Chapter 12 of Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “It would be three or four miles.”
staying power
From this reading “When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “It would be three or four miles.”
in the near future
From this reading “Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “It would be three or four miles.”
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 “It would be three or four miles.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be three or four miles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not just yet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It would be three or four miles.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be three or four miles.
and nothing more
From this reading But not just yet.
staying power
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It would be three or four miles.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not just yet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It would be three or four miles.
in the near future
From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He would ask first for Limpsfield and then for Ingle-Nook.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It would be three or four miles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
at the time that
From this reading When his feet and legs were a little rested he would go on.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Presently he would go on to Ingle-Nook.
but in spite of that
From this reading But not just yet.
Chapter 12 of Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 412 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 412 sentences of Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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