Chapter 12 of Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful. "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead." I was at the party. Not Tod; he had gone shooting. We spent the afternoon in the garden.
Chapter 12 of Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.”
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading “Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Not Tod; he had gone shooting.”
hurting
From this reading “Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “"I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."”
a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
From this reading “Not Tod; he had gone shooting.”
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 “Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.”
In this reading “We spent the afternoon in the garden.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading We spent the afternoon in the garden.
possessing life
From this reading "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was at the party.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading We spent the afternoon in the garden.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Not Tod; he had gone shooting.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not Tod; he had gone shooting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We spent the afternoon in the garden.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.
come together
From this reading "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not Tod; he had gone shooting.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I was at the party.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Not Tod; he had gone shooting.
hurting
From this reading Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading We spent the afternoon in the garden.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oliver felt a little annoyed; the sore heart grows fretful.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."
a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
From this reading Not Tod; he had gone shooting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was at the party.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We spent the afternoon in the garden.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I swear I'll come, then," he said; "I'll meet you, alive or dead."
Chapter 12 of Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series by Henry, Mrs. Wood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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