Chapter 12 of Mary Lee is here in full — 546 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mary Lee is here in full — 546 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I knew what that meant. It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party. I was to go to Torribridge to live with Uncle Simeon. I disliked Uncle Simeon, and did not want to leave my Grandmother. On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.
Chapter 12 of Mary Lee is here in full — 546 sentences across 110 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.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.”
regarded with aversion
From this reading “I disliked Uncle Simeon, and did not want to leave my Grandmother.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “I disliked Uncle Simeon, and did not want to leave my Grandmother.”
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading “It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I knew what that meant.”
something you have to do
From this reading “It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.”
(Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
From this reading “I was to go to Torribridge to live with Uncle Simeon.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.”
a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth
In this reading “It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.”
In this reading “On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.”
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
In this reading “I was to go to Torribridge to live with Uncle Simeon.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I disliked Uncle Simeon, and did not want to leave my Grandmother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I disliked Uncle Simeon, and did not want to leave my Grandmother.
regarded with aversion
From this reading I disliked Uncle Simeon, and did not want to leave my Grandmother.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I was to go to Torribridge to live with Uncle Simeon.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading I disliked Uncle Simeon, and did not want to leave my Grandmother.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew what that meant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew what that meant.
go away from a place
From this reading I disliked Uncle Simeon, and did not want to leave my Grandmother.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I was to go to Torribridge to live with Uncle Simeon.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I knew what that meant.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I disliked Uncle Simeon, and did not want to leave my Grandmother.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I disliked Uncle Simeon, and did not want to leave my Grandmother.
something you have to do
From this reading It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.
(Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
From this reading I was to go to Torribridge to live with Uncle Simeon.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew what that meant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been hinted at on several occasions since the birthday party.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was to go to Torribridge to live with Uncle Simeon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was to go to Torribridge to live with Uncle Simeon.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading I was to go to Torribridge to live with Uncle Simeon.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I disliked Uncle Simeon, and did not want to leave my Grandmother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was to go to Torribridge to live with Uncle Simeon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I knew what that meant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was to go to Torribridge to live with Uncle Simeon.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading On the other hand I longed to see the world, and to get away from Aunt Jael.
Chapter 12 of Mary Lee by Geoffrey Dennis holds 546 sentences, grouped into 110 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 546 sentences of Mary Lee, unabridged, divided into 110 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Mary Lee by Geoffrey Dennis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 546 sentences, grouped into 110 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.
Work through the 110 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.
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