Chapter 12 of Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FOOLISH RESOLVE. Tall, handsome, and young; that one saw at a single glance. The age of the lad it was not easy to determine. The mind wavered between sixteen and nineteen, but sixteen it really was. It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
Chapter 12 of Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 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.
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading “The age of the lad it was not easy to determine.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “A FOOLISH RESOLVE.”
a boy or man
From this reading “The age of the lad it was not easy to determine.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading “The mind wavered between sixteen and nineteen, but sixteen it really was.”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “A FOOLISH RESOLVE.”
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “The mind wavered between sixteen and nineteen, but sixteen it really was.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language
From this reading “It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.”
past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “The mind wavered between sixteen and nineteen, but sixteen it really was.”
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 FOOLISH RESOLVE.
how long something has existed
From this reading The age of the lad it was not easy to determine.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tall, handsome, and young; that one saw at a single glance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tall, handsome, and young; that one saw at a single glance.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The mind wavered between sixteen and nineteen, but sixteen it really was.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The mind wavered between sixteen and nineteen, but sixteen it really was.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading The age of the lad it was not easy to determine.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading The age of the lad it was not easy to determine.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading A FOOLISH RESOLVE.
set up or found
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Tall, handsome, and young; that one saw at a single glance.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Tall, handsome, and young; that one saw at a single glance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The age of the lad it was not easy to determine.
a boy or man
From this reading The age of the lad it was not easy to determine.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The mind wavered between sixteen and nineteen, but sixteen it really was.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading The mind wavered between sixteen and nineteen, but sixteen it really was.
not any; not one
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The age of the lad it was not easy to determine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The age of the lad it was not easy to determine.
many times at short intervals
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tall, handsome, and young; that one saw at a single glance.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The mind wavered between sixteen and nineteen, but sixteen it really was.
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading A FOOLISH RESOLVE.
cut with a saw
From this reading Tall, handsome, and young; that one saw at a single glance.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Tall, handsome, and young; that one saw at a single glance.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading The mind wavered between sixteen and nineteen, but sixteen it really was.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Tall, handsome, and young; that one saw at a single glance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tall, handsome, and young; that one saw at a single glance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The age of the lad it was not easy to determine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The age of the lad it was not easy to determine.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The age of the lad it was not easy to determine.
past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading The mind wavered between sixteen and nineteen, but sixteen it really was.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was no true Swedish face, yet such faces are often found among the fair children of the North.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Tall, handsome, and young; that one saw at a single glance.
Chapter 12 of Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress by Sarah S. (Sarah Schoonmaker) Baker holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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 82 sentences of Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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