Chapter 12 of John Tincroft, bachelor and benedict is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of John Tincroft, bachelor and benedict is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LION'S MOUTH. WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader. We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian. I have said that John was no hero. I revoke the charge.
Chapter 12 of John Tincroft, bachelor and benedict is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing inconvenience
From this reading “We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.”
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading “WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.”
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “THE LION'S MOUTH.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.”
fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
From this reading “I revoke the charge.”
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading “We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.”
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In this reading “We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.”
In this reading “THE LION'S MOUTH.”
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 We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
anew
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
causing inconvenience
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading I revoke the charge.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
a man of refinement
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have said that John was no hero.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading I have said that John was no hero.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
the sound of laughing
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading THE LION'S MOUTH.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading THE LION'S MOUTH.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
not any; not one
From this reading I have said that John was no hero.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
From this reading I revoke the charge.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I have said that John was no hero.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have said that John was no hero.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LION'S MOUTH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
having passed out of existence
From this reading We see him now under a new phase; his awkward shyness vanished, he is coming out a man, a gentleman, and if it so please you, as I hope it does, a Christian.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have said that John was no hero.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WE won't laugh again at John Tincroft and his awkwardness, if it so please you, reader.
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