Chapter 12 of Kangaroo is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Kangaroo is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Just in time,” said Jack. “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze. How did you come--tram?” “Yes--and walked part of the way.” “What kind of an evening did you have?” said Harriet.
Chapter 12 of Kangaroo is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 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.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading ““As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading ““What kind of an evening did you have?” said Harriet.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading ““As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading ““Just in time,” said Jack.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading ““What kind of an evening did you have?” said Harriet.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading ““As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.”
a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
From this reading “How did you come--tram?””
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading ““Yes--and walked part of the way.””
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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 “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes--and walked part of the way.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How did you come--tram?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did you come--tram?”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “What kind of an evening did you have?” said Harriet.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What kind of an evening did you have?” said Harriet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What kind of an evening did you have?” said Harriet.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did you come--tram?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Just in time,” said Jack.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Just in time,” said Jack.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just in time,” said Jack.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “What kind of an evening did you have?” said Harriet.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
not any; not one
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes--and walked part of the way.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “Yes--and walked part of the way.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Just in time,” said Jack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes--and walked part of the way.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Just in time,” said Jack.
a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
From this reading How did you come--tram?”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Yes--and walked part of the way.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Yes--and walked part of the way.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What kind of an evening did you have?” said Harriet.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes--and walked part of the way.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How did you come--tram?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As well you’re not half an hour later, or there might ’a been no booze.
Chapter 12 of Kangaroo by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 398 sentences of Kangaroo, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Kangaroo by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Kangaroo, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
