Chapter 12 of Love Stories is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Love Stories is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape. One of them had snubbed him in London months before. He apologised before he left. "You're a man, Hamilton," he said. "All you Canadians are men.
Chapter 12 of Love Stories is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “apologise” — defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
From this reading “He apologised before he left.”
the people of Great Britain
From this reading “When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.”
plural of “canadian” — a native or inhabitant of Canada
From this reading “"All you Canadians are men.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “"You're a man, Hamilton," he said.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.”
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “One of them had snubbed him in London months before.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
(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 "All you Canadians are men.
past form of “apologise” — defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
From this reading He apologised before he left.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "All you Canadians are men.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
plural of “canadian” — a native or inhabitant of Canada
From this reading "All you Canadians are men.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading "You're a man, Hamilton," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He apologised before he left.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "You're a man, Hamilton," he said.
the force of workers available
From this reading "All you Canadians are men.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're a man, Hamilton," he said.
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
at the time that
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All you Canadians are men.
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From this reading "You're a man, Hamilton," he said.
Chapter 12 of Love Stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 400 sentences of Love Stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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