Chapter 12 of Legacy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Legacy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Neither, Trigger conceded, would she. Some of the details looked pretty expensive. He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks. It was going to get awkward, all right. "Like it?" he asked, waving a hand around.
Chapter 12 of Legacy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
causing inconvenience
From this reading “It was going to get awkward, all right.”
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading “Neither, Trigger conceded, would she.”
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading “He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.”
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading “He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.”
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading “Some of the details looked pretty expensive.”
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading “He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.”
put in motion or move to act
From this reading “Neither, Trigger conceded, would she.”
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “"Like it?" he asked, waving a hand around.”
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 He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was going to get awkward, all right.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Like it?" he asked, waving a hand around.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Like it?" he asked, waving a hand around.
causing inconvenience
From this reading It was going to get awkward, all right.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading Neither, Trigger conceded, would she.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
true confidential information
From this reading Some of the details looked pretty expensive.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading Some of the details looked pretty expensive.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was going to get awkward, all right.
the act of departing
From this reading It was going to get awkward, all right.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Like it?" he asked, waving a hand around.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was going to get awkward, all right.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Like it?" he asked, waving a hand around.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Some of the details looked pretty expensive.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither, Trigger conceded, would she.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the details looked pretty expensive.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Some of the details looked pretty expensive.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It was going to get awkward, all right.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He came back into the living room in a dressing gown, carrying a couple of drinks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither, Trigger conceded, would she.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the details looked pretty expensive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some of the details looked pretty expensive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was going to get awkward, all right.
put in motion or move to act
From this reading Neither, Trigger conceded, would she.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was going to get awkward, all right.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading "Like it?" he asked, waving a hand around.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Neither, Trigger conceded, would she.
Chapter 12 of Legacy by James H. Schmitz 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 Legacy, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Legacy by James H. Schmitz 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.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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