Chapter 12 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Clemantiny!" said Miss Salome rebukingly. She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her. "Then it is all settled, Chester. You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy." If ever a boy was determined to be good, that boy was Chester.
Chapter 12 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 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.
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weapons considered collectively
From this reading “She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.”
characterized by great determination
From this reading “If ever a boy was determined to be good, that boy was Chester.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."”
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading “"Clemantiny!" said Miss Salome rebukingly.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “"Then it is all settled, Chester.”
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 You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.
(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 "Then it is all settled, Chester.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
a youthful male person
From this reading You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clemantiny!" said Miss Salome rebukingly.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
characterized by great determination
From this reading If ever a boy was determined to be good, that boy was Chester.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.
at any time
From this reading If ever a boy was determined to be good, that boy was Chester.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever a boy was determined to be good, that boy was Chester.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then it is all settled, Chester.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then it is all settled, Chester.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Clemantiny!" said Miss Salome rebukingly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.
in the manner of someone delivering a rebuke
From this reading "Clemantiny!" said Miss Salome rebukingly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Clemantiny!" said Miss Salome rebukingly.
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading "Clemantiny!" said Miss Salome rebukingly.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "Then it is all settled, Chester.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If ever a boy was determined to be good, that boy was Chester.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then it is all settled, Chester.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She put her arms about Chester and drew him to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If ever a boy was determined to be good, that boy was Chester.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are my boy now, and of course I shall expect you to be a good boy."
Chapter 12 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 398 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 398 sentences of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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