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Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I have just come from you, my lady.
Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.
Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!
And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!
You do not know it, my sweet, and you must never know it.
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Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I have just come from you, my lady.
/aɪ hæv dʒʌst kʌm frʌm juː maɪ ˈleɪdi/
Line 2
Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.
Line 3
Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!
Line 4
And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!
Line 5
You do not know it, my sweet, and you must never know it.
/juː duː nɑːt noʊ ɪt maɪ swiːt ənd juː mʌst ˈnevər noʊ ɪt/

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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.

fibre noun US /ˈfaɪbər/

a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

From this reading “And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!”

girlish adjective US /ˈɡɜːrlɪʃ/

befitting or characteristic of a young girl

From this reading “Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!”

gravely adverb US /ˈɡreɪvli/

in a grave and sober manner

From this reading “Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.”

marvel verb US /ˈmɑːrvəl/

be amazed at

From this reading “And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!”

miracle noun US /ˈmɪrəkəl/

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading “And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!”

smilingly adverb US /ˈsmaɪlɪŋli/

with smiles; in a smiling manner

From this reading “Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.”

sweetly adverb US /ˈswiːtli/

in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)

From this reading “Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.”

thrilling adjective US /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading “And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

brainnounUS /breɪn/

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I have just come from you, my lady.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading You do not know it, my sweet, and you must never know it.

earsnounUS /ɪrz/

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

fibrenounUS /ˈfaɪbər/

a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I have just come from you, my lady.

girlishadjectiveUS /ˈɡɜːrlɪʃ/

befitting or characteristic of a young girl

From this reading Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!

gravelyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪvli/

in a grave and sober manner

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have just come from you, my lady.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

how

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From this reading Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!

humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have just come from you, my lady.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading I have just come from you, my lady.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading You do not know it, my sweet, and you must never know it.

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading I have just come from you, my lady.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

marvelverbUS /ˈmɑːrvəl/

be amazed at

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading You do not know it, my sweet, and you must never know it.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have just come from you, my lady.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading You do not know it, my sweet, and you must never know it.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading You do not know it, my sweet, and you must never know it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!

provokinglyadverb

in a provocative manner

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

queenlyadjective

having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen

From this reading Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!

saintnounUS /seɪnt/

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!

smilinglyadverbUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋli/

with smiles; in a smiling manner

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading You do not know it, my sweet, and you must never know it.

sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/

in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!

womanlyadjective

befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman

From this reading Oh, how dear and human and girlish and queenly you are--half saint and half very womanly woman!

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading And how I love you with all there is of me to love--heart and soul and brain, every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the wonder and marvel and miracle of it!

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I have just come from you, my lady.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your voice is still in my ears; your eyes are still looking into mine, gravely yet half smilingly, sweetly yet half provokingly.

Chapter 12 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.

What does chapter 12 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 contain?

Chapter 12 holds 416 sentences of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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