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Miss Crespigny
Miss Crespigny

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Miss Crespigny is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A VISITOR.
In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.
She explored the tiny village, and the rude shore.
She made friends with fishermen, and their wives, and sturdy children.
She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.
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Miss Crespigny

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Miss Crespigny is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A VISITOR.
/ə ˈvɪzɪtər/
Line 2
In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.
Line 3
She explored the tiny village, and the rude shore.
/ʃiː ɪkˈsplɔːrd ðə ˈtaɪni ˈvɪlədʒ ənd ðə ruːd ʃɔːr/
Line 4
She made friends with fishermen, and their wives, and sturdy children.
/ʃiː meɪd frendz wɪð ˈfɪʃərmɪn ənd ðer waɪvz ənd ˈstɜːrdi ˈtʃɪldrən/
Line 5
She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.

Learner Dictionary

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.

attractive adjective US /əˈtræktɪv/

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading “In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.”

explored verb US /ɪkˈsplɔːrd/

past form of “explore” — inquire into

From this reading “She explored the tiny village, and the rude shore.”

fishermen noun US /ˈfɪʃərmɪn/

plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading “She made friends with fishermen, and their wives, and sturdy children.”

girlish adjective US /ˈɡɜːrlɪʃ/

befitting or characteristic of a young girl

From this reading “In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.”

hostesses noun US /ˈhoʊstəsəz/

plural of “hostess” — a woman host

From this reading “In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.”

rude adjective US /ruːd/

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading “She explored the tiny village, and the rude shore.”

sturdy adjective US /ˈstɜːrdi/

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading “She made friends with fishermen, and their wives, and sturdy children.”

wives noun US /waɪvz/

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “She made friends with fishermen, and their wives, and sturdy children.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

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In the meantime preposition + article + noun counted as “in … meantime”

during the intervening time

In this reading “In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.”

All words in this reading · 44

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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A VISITOR.

admirationnounUS /ˌædmərˈeɪʃən/

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.

agreeableadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːəbəl/

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

appertaining

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.

attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading She made friends with fishermen, and their wives, and sturdy children.

enjoyedverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪd/

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.

exploredverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrd/

past form of “explore” — inquire into

From this reading She explored the tiny village, and the rude shore.

fishermennounUS /ˈfɪʃərmɪn/

plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading She made friends with fishermen, and their wives, and sturdy children.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading She made friends with fishermen, and their wives, and sturdy children.

girlishadjectiveUS /ˈɡɜːrlɪʃ/

befitting or characteristic of a young girl

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

hostessesnounUS /ˈhoʊstəsəz/

plural of “hostess” — a woman host

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/

the time between one event, process, or period and another

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.

Pen'yllan

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

Pen'yllanites

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.

prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.

rudeadjectiveUS /ruːd/

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading She explored the tiny village, and the rude shore.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading She explored the tiny village, and the rude shore.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.

sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading She made friends with fishermen, and their wives, and sturdy children.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She made friends with fishermen, and their wives, and sturdy children.

tinyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪni/

very small

From this reading She explored the tiny village, and the rude shore.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading She explored the tiny village, and the rude shore.

VISITORnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtər/

someone who visits

From this reading A VISITOR.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In the meantime, however, she made herself very agreeable and attractive to her hostesses, and enjoyed Pen’yllan very much, in a girlish way.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She made friends with fishermen, and their wives, and sturdy children.

wivesnounUS /waɪvz/

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading She made friends with fishermen, and their wives, and sturdy children.

wonnounUS /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading She won admiration on every side by her pretty interest in everything appertaining to the Pen’yllanites.

Chapter 12 of Miss Crespigny by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 Miss Crespigny contain?

Chapter 12 holds 87 sentences of Miss Crespigny, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Miss Crespigny by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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.

How do I study chapter 12 of Miss Crespigny?

Work through the 18 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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How long does Miss Crespigny take to read?

About 198 minutes of reading across 477 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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