Chapter 12 of Mountain: A Novel is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mountain: A Novel is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Shaking her skirts free of littering twigs, she rose. He was a puzzle. She steadied herself by his arm. "I like it here," she summed up softly. The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
Chapter 12 of Mountain: A Novel is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
From this reading “The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.”
fitted or covered with glass
From this reading “The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.”
-ing form of “litter” — strew
From this reading “Shaking her skirts free of littering twigs, she rose.”
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading “He was a puzzle.”
made steady or constant
From this reading “She steadied herself by his arm.”
inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of
From this reading “"I like it here," she summed up softly.”
a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
From this reading “The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.”
plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading “Shaking her skirts free of littering twigs, she rose.”
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 this reading “The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.”
In this reading “The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a puzzle.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She steadied herself by his arm.
any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She steadied herself by his arm.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
to say again or imitate
From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Shaking her skirts free of littering twigs, she rose.
fitted or covered with glass
From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
a state of high honor
From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a puzzle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shaking her skirts free of littering twigs, she rose.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I like it here," she summed up softly.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She steadied herself by his arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She steadied herself by his arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I like it here," she summed up softly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I like it here," she summed up softly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I like it here," she summed up softly.
-ing form of “litter” — strew
From this reading Shaking her skirts free of littering twigs, she rose.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shaking her skirts free of littering twigs, she rose.
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading He was a puzzle.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Shaking her skirts free of littering twigs, she rose.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Shaking her skirts free of littering twigs, she rose.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shaking her skirts free of littering twigs, she rose.
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading Shaking her skirts free of littering twigs, she rose.
with low volume
From this reading "I like it here," she summed up softly.
made steady or constant
From this reading She steadied herself by his arm.
inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of
From this reading "I like it here," she summed up softly.
a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
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From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading Shaking her skirts free of littering twigs, she rose.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I like it here," she summed up softly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a puzzle.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wild azalea filled the glassed sunroom of the Tollivers with a faint echo of the glory of the distant mountain.
Chapter 12 of Mountain: A Novel by Clement Wood holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of Mountain: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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