Chapter 12 of Queensland Cousins is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Queensland Cousins is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECRET OF THE THICKET. The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold. Eustace thought he could not have had worse luck. His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check. Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.
Chapter 12 of Queensland Cousins is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.”
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.”
third-person singular of “intensify” — increase in extent or intensity
From this reading “The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.”
by ten times as much
From this reading “The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.”
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading “THE SECRET OF THE THICKET.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Eustace thought he could not have had worse luck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eustace thought he could not have had worse luck.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Eustace thought he could not have had worse luck.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Eustace thought he could not have had worse luck.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eustace thought he could not have had worse luck.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.
third-person singular of “intensify” — increase in extent or intensity
From this reading The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Eustace thought he could not have had worse luck.
engage in
From this reading Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Eustace thought he could not have had worse luck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE THICKET.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE THICKET.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.
not in physical motion
From this reading The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.
by ten times as much
From this reading The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE THICKET.
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE THICKET.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Eustace thought he could not have had worse luck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His temptation was to hurry; common sense bade him hold himself in check.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Panic urged him to risk everything, and make a bolt for it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night was close and still with the silence that intensifies sound tenfold.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Eustace thought he could not have had worse luck.
Chapter 12 of Queensland Cousins by Eleanor Luisa Haverfield holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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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