Chapter 12 of North and South is here in full — 533 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of North and South is here in full — 533 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MASTERS AND MEN. “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.” W. S. LANDOR. “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call. Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
Chapter 12 of North and South is here in full — 533 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading ““Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.””
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading ““Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.””
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “MASTERS AND MEN.”
a protective covering or structure
From this reading ““Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.””
a momentary flash of light
From this reading ““Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.””
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading ““Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.””
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading ““Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.””
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MASTERS AND MEN.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call.
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading W. S. LANDOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading MASTERS AND MEN.
the force of workers available
From this reading MASTERS AND MEN.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading W. S. LANDOR.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
a protective covering or structure
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
a momentary flash of light
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
precisely as stated
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. S. LANDOR.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Margaret,” said her father, the next day, “we must return Mrs. Thornton’s call.
(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 Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Thought fights with thought; out springs a spark of truth From the collision of the sword and shield.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mother is not very well, and thinks she cannot walk so far; but you and I will go this afternoon.”
Chapter 12 of North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell holds 533 sentences, grouped into 107 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 533 sentences of North and South, unabridged, divided into 107 reading sections.
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