Chapter 12 of Mother Carey's Chicken is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mother Carey's Chicken is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then I think we went north-west." "Well, and after that?" "West, father." "Then as we ran from the shark we went south, didn't we?" "I don't know," said Mark.
Chapter 12 of Mother Carey's Chicken is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “"West, father."”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “"I don't know," said Mark.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “"Then as we ran from the shark we went south, didn't we?"”
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading “"Then as we ran from the shark we went south, didn't we?"”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"Then as we ran from the shark we went south, didn't we?"”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “"Then I think we went north-west."”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “"Then I think we went north-west."”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “"Then I think we went north-west."”
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later than; following
From this reading "Well, and after that?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, and after that?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Then as we ran from the shark we went south, didn't we?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then as we ran from the shark we went south, didn't we?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know," said Mark.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "West, father."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Then as we ran from the shark we went south, didn't we?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I think we went north-west."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know," said Mark.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "I don't know," said Mark.
to, toward, or in the northwest
From this reading "Then I think we went north-west."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Then as we ran from the shark we went south, didn't we?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't know," said Mark.
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading "Then as we ran from the shark we went south, didn't we?"
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Then as we ran from the shark we went south, didn't we?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, and after that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then as we ran from the shark we went south, didn't we?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I think we went north-west."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Then I think we went north-west."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then I think we went north-west."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, and after that?"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Then I think we went north-west."
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading "West, father."
Chapter 12 of Mother Carey's Chicken by George Manville Fenn holds 414 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 414 sentences of Mother Carey's Chicken, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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