Chapter 12 of Little Lord Fauntleroy is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Little Lord Fauntleroy is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself. He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge. His mother was gathering roses in the garden. He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her. “Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?
Chapter 12 of Little Lord Fauntleroy is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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light carriage; pulled by a single horse
From this reading “He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.”
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ““Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?”
give expression to
From this reading “Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.”
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading “Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “His mother was gathering roses in the garden.”
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “His mother was gathering roses in the garden.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?
light carriage; pulled by a single horse
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
give expression to
From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
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From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fauntleroy's delight could but feebly express itself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
only a very short time before
From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He flung himself out of the little brougham and flew to her.
up to a particular time
From this reading He could scarcely contain himself until he reached the lodge.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mother was gathering roses in the garden.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Dearest!” he cried, “could you believe it?
Chapter 12 of Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 182 sentences of Little Lord Fauntleroy, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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