Chapter 12 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Will it matter so very much? Do the Sutcliffes matter?" "They matter this much, that there won't be anything to do. They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place. You little know what you're in for."
Chapter 12 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"They matter this much, that there won't be anything to do.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.”
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"Will it matter so very much?”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.”
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading “They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.”
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.
(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 They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.
any thing at all
From this reading "They matter this much, that there won't be anything to do.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They matter this much, that there won't be anything to do.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do the Sutcliffes matter?"
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You little know what you're in for."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Will it matter so very much?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You little know what you're in for."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You little know what you're in for."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Will it matter so very much?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Will it matter so very much?
and nothing more
From this reading They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Will it matter so very much?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do the Sutcliffes matter?"
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They matter this much, that there won't be anything to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do the Sutcliffes matter?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "They matter this much, that there won't be anything to do.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They matter this much, that there won't be anything to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They've got all the shooting and fishing and the only decent tennis court in the place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "They matter this much, that there won't be anything to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They matter this much, that there won't be anything to do.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Will it matter so very much?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You little know what you're in for."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will it matter so very much?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They matter this much, that there won't be anything to do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You little know what you're in for."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You little know what you're in for."
Chapter 12 of Mary Olivier: a Life by May Sinclair holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of Mary Olivier: a Life, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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