Chapter 12 of Original Short Stories — Volume 01 is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Original Short Stories — Volume 01 is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country. The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side. All at once she stopped. “Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.” And she sat down.
Chapter 12 of Original Short Stories — Volume 01 is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 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.
a line of units following one after another
From this reading “They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading ““Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.””
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.”
march in a procession
From this reading “They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading ““Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.””
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.”
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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.
(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 All at once she stopped.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.”
a line of units following one after another
From this reading They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.
a female human offspring
From this reading The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And she sat down.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.
march in a procession
From this reading They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once she stopped.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And she sat down.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All at once she stopped.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading All at once she stopped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rejoined the column and resumed their march across country.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Father,” she said, “I am so tired I cannot go any farther.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading The old man walked in silence beside the lieutenant, his daughter walking at his side.
Chapter 12 of Original Short Stories — Volume 01 by Guy de Maupassant holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 194 sentences of Original Short Stories — Volume 01, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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