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Patty and Azalea

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Patty and Azalea is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.
Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.
She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.
This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.
This she felt quite sure the Farnsworths would not forgive.
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Patty and Azalea

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Patty and Azalea is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.
Line 2
Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.
/boʊθ ˈpæti ənd bɪl wɜːr ˈsʌmˈwʌt səˈspɪʃəs ʌv hɜːr ənd wʊd ˈnætʃərəli ˈkwestʃən hɜːr æz tuː wer ʃiː hæd bɪn ɔːl deɪ/
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She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.
/ʃiː wɑːz ˈtemptɪd tuː tel ðem ðə hoʊl truːθ ənd θroʊ hərˈself ɑːn ðer ˈmɜːrsi ənd bʌt fɔːr wʌn θɪŋ ʃiː wʊd hæv dʌn soʊ/
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This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.
Line 5
This she felt quite sure the Farnsworths would not forgive.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Azalea noun US /əˈzeɪljə/

any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

From this reading “"STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.”

Patty noun US /ˈpæti/

small flat mass of chopped food

From this reading “Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.”

pictures noun US /ˈpɪktʃərz/

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading “This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.”

previously adverb US /ˈpriːviəsli/

at an earlier time or formerly

From this reading “This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.”

star noun US /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading “"STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.”

studios noun US /ˈstuːdioʊz/

plural of “studio” — workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading “This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.”

suspicious adjective US /səˈspɪʃəs/

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

From this reading “Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.”

tempted verb US /ˈtemptɪd/

past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to

From this reading “She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.”

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AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

AzaleanounUS /əˈzeɪljə/

any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

BillnounUS /bɪl/

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

Farnsworths

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This she felt quite sure the Farnsworths would not forgive.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading This she felt quite sure the Farnsworths would not forgive.

Fleurette

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

forgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading This she felt quite sure the Farnsworths would not forgive.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

mercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

naturallyadverbUS /ˈnætʃərəli/

as might be expected

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This she felt quite sure the Farnsworths would not forgive.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

PattynounUS /ˈpæti/

small flat mass of chopped food

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

previouslyadverbUS /ˈpriːviəsli/

at an earlier time or formerly

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading This she felt quite sure the Farnsworths would not forgive.

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

STARnounUS /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

studiosnounUS /ˈstuːdioʊz/

plural of “studio” — workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading This she felt quite sure the Farnsworths would not forgive.

suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

temptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/

past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

throwverbUS /θroʊ/

propel through the air

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading This was the fact that she had previously taken the baby, Fleurette, over to the studios and had used the child in the pictures.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

WESTnounUS /west/

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Both Patty and Bill were somewhat suspicious of her and would naturally question her as to where she had been all day.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading She was tempted to tell them the whole truth and throw herself on their mercy, and but for one thing she would have done so.

wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "STAR OF THE WEST" All the way home Azalea wondered how she would be received.

Chapter 12 of Patty and Azalea by Carolyn Wells holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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.

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Chapter 12 holds 243 sentences of Patty and Azalea, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Patty and Azalea by Carolyn Wells exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Vocabulary met early in Patty and Azalea

Words and structures a reader meets early in Patty and Azalea, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Refuse
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Patty and Azalea; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Further
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Porch
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Wistaria
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