Chapter 12 of Ned Wilding's Disappearance is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Ned Wilding's Disappearance is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank. The two were just on the point of starting out. "Did you get your relic home safe?" asked Bart of Frank. "You mean the clock dial? I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.
Chapter 12 of Ned Wilding's Disappearance is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.”
exhale hard
From this reading “I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “"You mean the clock dial?”
the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading “"You mean the clock dial?”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.”
an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
From this reading “"Did you get your relic home safe?" asked Bart of Frank.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “The two were just on the point of starting out.”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.”
In this reading “The two were just on the point of starting out.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you get your relic home safe?" asked Bart of Frank.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
exhale hard
From this reading I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading "You mean the clock dial?
the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading "You mean the clock dial?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you get your relic home safe?" asked Bart of Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
set up or found
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Did you get your relic home safe?" asked Bart of Frank.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Did you get your relic home safe?" asked Bart of Frank.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.
and nothing more
From this reading The two were just on the point of starting out.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean the clock dial?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two were just on the point of starting out.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two were just on the point of starting out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The two were just on the point of starting out.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The two were just on the point of starting out.
an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
From this reading "Did you get your relic home safe?" asked Bart of Frank.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Did you get your relic home safe?" asked Bart of Frank.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading The two were just on the point of starting out.
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two were just on the point of starting out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two were just on the point of starting out.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two were just on the point of starting out.
in or at the place that
From this reading NED STARTS OFF Ned and Bart went to Fenn's house, where they found Frank.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I did, though I thought at one time the wind would blow it away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you get your relic home safe?" asked Bart of Frank.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you get your relic home safe?" asked Bart of Frank.
Chapter 12 of Ned Wilding's Disappearance by Allen Chapman holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
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