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Joan of Arc of the North Woods

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Joan of Arc of the North Woods is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.
That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.
Despair left her numb and quivering.
Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.
She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.
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Joan of Arc of the North Woods

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Joan of Arc of the North Woods is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.
/laɪk ˈmeni əˈnʌðər ʃiː hæd æt taɪmz driːmd ˈvɪvədli ʌv ˈfɑːlɪŋ frʌm ɡreɪt haɪts/
Line 2
That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.
Line 3
Despair left her numb and quivering.
/dɪˈsper left hɜːr nʌm ənd ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
Line 4
Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.
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She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.
/ʃiː hæd nɑːt derd tuː θɪŋk ðæt hɪz ˈæŋɡər wʊd pərˈsɪst ɪt hæd siːmd tuː biː tuː ˈvaɪələnt tuː læst/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

counted verb US /ˈkaʊntɪd/

past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of

From this reading “Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.”

heights noun US /haɪts/

a high place

From this reading “Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.”

numb adjective US /nʌm/

lacking sensation

From this reading “Despair left her numb and quivering.”

persist verb US /pərˈsɪst/

continue to exist

From this reading “She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.”

quivering noun US /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading “Despair left her numb and quivering.”

sensation noun US /senˈseɪʃən/

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading “That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.”

vividly adverb US /ˈvɪvədli/

in a vivid manner

From this reading “Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.”

Ward noun US /wɔːrd/

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading “That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Despair left her numb and quivering.

angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.

confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.

countedverbUS /ˈkaʊntɪd/

past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of

From this reading Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.

daredverbUS /derd/

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.

DespairnounUS /dɪˈsper/

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Despair left her numb and quivering.

dreamedadjectiveUS /driːmd/

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

heightsnounUS /haɪts/

a high place

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.

how

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From this reading Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.

Latisan

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

leftnounUS /left/

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 Despair left her numb and quivering.

LikeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

numbadjectiveUS /nʌm/

lacking sensation

From this reading Despair left her numb and quivering.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

persistverbUS /pərˈsɪst/

continue to exist

From this reading She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.

quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading Despair left her numb and quivering.

realizedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.

sensationnounUS /senˈseɪʃən/

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.

TillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.

violentadjectiveUS /ˈvaɪələnt/

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.

vividlyadverbUS /ˈvɪvədli/

in a vivid manner

From this reading Like many another, she had, at times, dreamed vividly of falling from great heights.

WardnounUS /wɔːrd/

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading That was her sensation then, awake, when she heard that Ward Latisan was not to be found.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Till then she had not realized how greatly her hope and confidence in his final coming had counted with her.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She had not dared to think that his anger would persist; it had seemed to be too violent to last.

Chapter 12 of Joan of Arc of the North Woods by Holman Day holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.

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