Chapter 12 of One Basket is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of One Basket is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm. "Me? Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all." But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew. No more of that now.
Chapter 12 of One Basket is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.”
highly enthusiastic
From this reading “Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."”
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading “Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.”
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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 Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
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 Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
highly enthusiastic
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me?
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
not any; not one
From this reading No more of that now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading No more of that now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No more of that now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No more of that now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Tess felt herself glowing and shivering as the big hand closed more tightly on her arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But she knew what he meant, and he knew she knew.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, sure I'll be pleased to see you get a job that's coming to you by rights, and that'll get you better pay, and all."
Chapter 12 of One Basket by Edna Ferber holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 230 sentences of One Basket, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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