Chapter 12 of Leonie, the Typewriter is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Leonie, the Typewriter is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Neil?" "Yes, sir." Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn. "I want you to go down on 'Change for me. Hurry, boy!
Chapter 12 of Leonie, the Typewriter is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading “Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.”
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Hurry, boy!”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.”
done under pressure
From this reading “Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.”
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading “Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.”
directed up
From this reading “Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.”
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.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “"I want you to go down on 'Change for me.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
a youthful male person
From this reading Hurry, boy!
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "I want you to go down on 'Change for me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I want you to go down on 'Change for me.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I want you to go down on 'Change for me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I want you to go down on 'Change for me.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Hurry, boy!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want you to go down on 'Change for me.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I want you to go down on 'Change for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Neil?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I want you to go down on 'Change for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
done under pressure
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir."
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
directed up
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want you to go down on 'Change for me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Andrew Pryor rushed into his library with every appearance of haste and excitement upon his kindly face, his breathing short, his hair seeming to have taken an upward turn.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want you to go down on 'Change for me.
Chapter 12 of Leonie, the Typewriter by Wenona Gilman holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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