Chapter 12 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your daughter? My God! Your daughter?" They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter. "Stand back!
Chapter 12 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “"Stand back!”
a female human offspring
From this reading “"Your daughter?”
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “My God!”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.”
stricken with horror
From this reading “They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “"Stand back!”
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Stand back!
a female human offspring
From this reading "Your daughter?
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading My God!
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.
stricken with horror
From this reading They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My God!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Stand back!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were horrified at their own doings, hearing it was Rigoletto's daughter.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your daughter?
Chapter 12 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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