Chapter 12 of Juggernaut is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Juggernaut is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not sent!" Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment. "No, it wasn't sent." "But that's impossible; it must have been." "It wasn't.
Chapter 12 of Juggernaut is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading “Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.”
straighten with a comb
From this reading “Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “"But that's impossible; it must have been."”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “"Not sent!"”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.”
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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 Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "But that's impossible; it must have been."
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But that's impossible; it must have been."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
straighten with a comb
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But that's impossible; it must have been."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "But that's impossible; it must have been."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, it wasn't sent."
set down according to a plan
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But that's impossible; it must have been."
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, it wasn't sent."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not sent!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "Not sent!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But that's impossible; it must have been."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Clifford laid down the comb she was using and turned upon her nephew a face of bewilderment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, it wasn't sent."
Chapter 12 of Juggernaut by Alice Campbell holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 230 sentences of Juggernaut, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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