Chapter 12 of Painted Veils is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Painted Veils is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
II A maid opened the door. Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze. He felt like a guilty scoundrel. Evidently he was in for a hard night, but he didn't trouble about himself. His unique sorrow was Mona.
Chapter 12 of Painted Veils is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading “Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “He felt like a guilty scoundrel.”
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading “Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.”
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading “His unique sorrow was Mona.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “He felt like a guilty scoundrel.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “His unique sorrow was Mona.”
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading “His unique sorrow was Mona.”
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.
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading II A maid opened the door.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Evidently he was in for a hard night, but he didn't trouble about himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Evidently he was in for a hard night, but he didn't trouble about himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evidently he was in for a hard night, but he didn't trouble about himself.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading II A maid opened the door.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Evidently he was in for a hard night, but he didn't trouble about himself.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt like a guilty scoundrel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Evidently he was in for a hard night, but he didn't trouble about himself.
a long fixed look
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading He felt like a guilty scoundrel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Evidently he was in for a hard night, but he didn't trouble about himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt like a guilty scoundrel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Evidently he was in for a hard night, but he didn't trouble about himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His unique sorrow was Mona.
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II A maid opened the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He felt like a guilty scoundrel.
a female domestic
From this reading II A maid opened the door.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading His unique sorrow was Mona.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Evidently he was in for a hard night, but he didn't trouble about himself.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading II A maid opened the door.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading He felt like a guilty scoundrel.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading His unique sorrow was Mona.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading II A maid opened the door.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Evidently he was in for a hard night, but he didn't trouble about himself.
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading His unique sorrow was Mona.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Her face was drawn, and she enveloped the half-frantic young man in a hostile gaze.
Chapter 12 of Painted Veils by James Huneker holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 425 sentences of Painted Veils, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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