Chapter 12 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROCHE ROCK. "Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room." "The horses?" I queried. "Ah yes," he said, quickly coming to me.
Chapter 12 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"Ah yes," he said, quickly coming to me.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “"The horses?"”
in the near future
From this reading “"Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room."”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “I queried.”
with speed
From this reading “"Ah yes," he said, quickly coming to me.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “ROCHE ROCK.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “"Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Ah yes," he said, quickly coming to me.”
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From this reading "Ah yes," he said, quickly coming to me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Ah yes," he said, quickly coming to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room."
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "The horses?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I queried.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah yes," he said, quickly coming to me.
in the near future
From this reading "Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room."
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading I queried.
with speed
From this reading "Ah yes," he said, quickly coming to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROCHE ROCK.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading ROCHE ROCK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The horses?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah yes," he said, quickly coming to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room."
an affirmative
From this reading "Ah yes," he said, quickly coming to me.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Come, Roger Trevanion," he said presently, "yet there is room."
Chapter 12 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth by Joseph Hocking holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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 286 sentences of Mistress Nancy Molesworth, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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