Chapter 12 of Pawned is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Pawned is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair. Last night was gone. It was of no significance any more. “Never mind about that!” he said between his teeth. “It doesn't matter now.
Chapter 12 of Pawned is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.”
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading “John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.”
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading “John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.”
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading “John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.”
the quality of being significant
From this reading “It was of no significance any more.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading ““Never mind about that!” he said between his teeth.”
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In this reading “Last night was gone.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Never mind about that!” he said between his teeth.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was of no significance any more.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Never mind about that!” he said between his teeth.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It doesn't matter now.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Last night was gone.
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Never mind about that!” he said between his teeth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was of no significance any more.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.
immediately past
From this reading Last night was gone.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “It doesn't matter now.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind about that!” he said between his teeth.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was of no significance any more.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never mind about that!” he said between his teeth.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Last night was gone.
not any; not one
From this reading It was of no significance any more.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It doesn't matter now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was of no significance any more.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading John Bruce pushed Hawkins almost roughly back into his chair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Never mind about that!” he said between his teeth.
the quality of being significant
From this reading It was of no significance any more.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “Never mind about that!” he said between his teeth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Never mind about that!” he said between his teeth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Last night was gone.
Chapter 12 of Pawned by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 430 sentences of Pawned, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Pawned by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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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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