Chapter 12 of My Brilliant Career is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of My Brilliant Career is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We will not discuss the matter. Come inside out of the heat.” “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?” “I’m only trying to give it another chance of life.” “What will you do with it if it lives?”
Chapter 12 of My Brilliant Career is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading ““I’m only trying to give it another chance of life.””
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading ““I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?””
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading ““We will not discuss the matter.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “Come inside out of the heat.””
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading ““I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?””
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “Come inside out of the heat.””
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ““What will you do with it if it lives?””
hard to endure
From this reading ““I’m only trying to give it another chance of life.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “I’m only trying to give it another chance of life.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “I’m only trying to give it another chance of life.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come inside out of the heat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “We will not discuss the matter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What will you do with it if it lives?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I’m only trying to give it another chance of life.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Come inside out of the heat.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “What will you do with it if it lives?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Come inside out of the heat.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’m only trying to give it another chance of life.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I’m only trying to give it another chance of life.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “What will you do with it if it lives?”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “We will not discuss the matter.
not any; not one
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We will not discuss the matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Come inside out of the heat.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I’m only trying to give it another chance of life.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Come inside out of the heat.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We will not discuss the matter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m only trying to give it another chance of life.”
hard to endure
From this reading “I’m only trying to give it another chance of life.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will not discuss the matter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What will you do with it if it lives?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will not discuss the matter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m in no hurry, Syb, and couldn’t I help you with that poor little devil?”
Chapter 12 of My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of My Brilliant Career, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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