Chapter 12 of Lentala of the South Seas is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Lentala of the South Seas is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Plunged Into Mysterious Terrors. Christopher’s Obscure Powers at Work. A Struggle for Our Lives. Stout Hearts Fail. A Dear One Lost._ THE passage was crooked.
Chapter 12 of Lentala of the South Seas is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
possessive form of “christopher” — Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading “A Dear One Lost._ THE passage was crooked.”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “Stout Hearts Fail.”
make less visible or unclear
From this reading “Christopher’s Obscure Powers at Work.”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “Christopher’s Obscure Powers at Work.”
dependable
From this reading “Stout Hearts Fail.”
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “_Plunged Into Mysterious Terrors.”
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 “_Plunged Into Mysterious Terrors.”
In this reading “Stout Hearts Fail.”
In this reading “A Struggle for Our Lives.”
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 A Struggle for Our Lives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Christopher’s Obscure Powers at Work.
possessive form of “christopher” — Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading Christopher’s Obscure Powers at Work.
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading A Dear One Lost._ THE passage was crooked.
dearly loved
From this reading A Dear One Lost._ THE passage was crooked.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Stout Hearts Fail.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Struggle for Our Lives.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Stout Hearts Fail.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Plunged Into Mysterious Terrors.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A Struggle for Our Lives.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading A Dear One Lost._ THE passage was crooked.
of an obscure nature
From this reading _Plunged Into Mysterious Terrors.
make less visible or unclear
From this reading Christopher’s Obscure Powers at Work.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A Dear One Lost._ THE passage was crooked.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A Struggle for Our Lives.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading A Dear One Lost._ THE passage was crooked.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading _Plunged Into Mysterious Terrors.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading Christopher’s Obscure Powers at Work.
dependable
From this reading Stout Hearts Fail.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading A Struggle for Our Lives.
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading _Plunged Into Mysterious Terrors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Dear One Lost._ THE passage was crooked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Dear One Lost._ THE passage was crooked.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Christopher’s Obscure Powers at Work.
Chapter 12 of Lentala of the South Seas by W. C. Morrow holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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 275 sentences of Lentala of the South Seas, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Lentala of the South Seas by W. C. Morrow exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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 55 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.
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