Chapter 12 of Pine Needles is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Pine Needles is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?" "Yes." "Do you feel like talking now, Uncle Eden?" "What about?" "But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"
Chapter 12 of Pine Needles is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any thing at all
From this reading “"But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “"Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “"Do you feel like talking now, Uncle Eden?"”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “"Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “"Do you feel like talking now, Uncle Eden?"”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “"Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about?"
any thing at all
From this reading "But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Do you feel like talking now, Uncle Eden?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "But I mean--do you feel like _talking_--about anything?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Do you feel like talking now, Uncle Eden?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Do you feel like talking now, Uncle Eden?"
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What about?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Uncle Eden," said Maggie, "do you like Meredith's story?"
Chapter 12 of Pine Needles by Susan Warner holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 207 sentences of Pine Needles, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Pine Needles by Susan Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 42 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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