Chapter 12 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Call up the Colonel. Is that you, sir? Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.” “Are you quite certain? We’ve had a rumour that City Saint Élie’s fallen.”
Chapter 12 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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 large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.””
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading ““Call up the Colonel.”
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.””
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “We’ve had a rumour that City Saint Élie’s fallen.””
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
From this reading “Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.””
not arrogant or presuming
From this reading “Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.””
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading “We’ve had a rumour that City Saint Élie’s fallen.””
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.””
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.
In this reading ““Are you quite certain?”
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 We’ve had a rumour that City Saint Élie’s fallen.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you quite certain?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Call up the Colonel.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “Are you quite certain?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Call up the Colonel.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading We’ve had a rumour that City Saint Élie’s fallen.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We’ve had a rumour that City Saint Élie’s fallen.”
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
From this reading Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that you, sir?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Are you quite certain?
not arrogant or presuming
From this reading Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.”
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading We’ve had a rumour that City Saint Élie’s fallen.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.”
term of address for a man
From this reading Is that you, sir?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that you, sir?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Call up the Colonel.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Call up the Colonel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve had a rumour that City Saint Élie’s fallen.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is that you, sir?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Infantry retiring from the direction of City Saint Élie.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve had a rumour that City Saint Élie’s fallen.”
Chapter 12 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance by Gilbert Frankau holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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