Chapter 12 of Peter Paragon: A Tale of Youth is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Peter Paragon: A Tale of Youth is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Quite," said Haversham curtly. "He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour. "We shall make it worth while." "There's less competition on our side," said another. "We haven't any brains under sixty-five."
Chapter 12 of Peter Paragon: A Tale of Youth is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “"We haven't any brains under sixty-five."”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “"He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.”
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
From this reading “"There's less competition on our side," said another.”
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading “"Quite," said Haversham curtly.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “"He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.”
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “"He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “"We shall make it worth while."”
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 “"He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "There's less competition on our side," said another.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "We haven't any brains under sixty-five."
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading "We haven't any brains under sixty-five."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
From this reading "There's less competition on our side," said another.
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading "Quite," said Haversham curtly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We haven't any brains under sixty-five."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Quite," said Haversham curtly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We shall make it worth while."
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "There's less competition on our side," said another.
engage in
From this reading "We shall make it worth while."
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading "He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's less competition on our side," said another.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "There's less competition on our side," said another.
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite," said Haversham curtly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Quite," said Haversham curtly.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall make it worth while."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "There's less competition on our side," said another.
being five more than sixty
From this reading "We haven't any brains under sixty-five."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's less competition on our side," said another.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "We haven't any brains under sixty-five."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall make it worth while."
during the time that
From this reading "We shall make it worth while."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He'll certainly stay with us," chuckled Peter's neighbour.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "We shall make it worth while."
Chapter 12 of Peter Paragon: A Tale of Youth by John Palmer holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Peter Paragon: A Tale of Youth, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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