Chapter 12 of Raffles is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Raffles is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Get on,” said I. “You’re in a bath-chair.” “But the whole square’s at dinner! We should have the ball at our feet. It wouldn’t take two twos!”
Chapter 12 of Raffles is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 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.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “We should have the ball at our feet.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading ““But the whole square’s at dinner!”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “We should have the ball at our feet.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ““Get on,” said I.”
carry out
From this reading “It wouldn’t take two twos!””
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “It wouldn’t take two twos!””
plural of “two” — the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “It wouldn’t take two twos!””
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading ““But the whole square’s at dinner!”
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 “You’re in a bath-chair.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “But the whole square’s at dinner!
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading We should have the ball at our feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re in a bath-chair.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But the whole square’s at dinner!
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “But the whole square’s at dinner!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We should have the ball at our feet.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get on,” said I.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We should have the ball at our feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Get on,” said I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You’re in a bath-chair.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wouldn’t take two twos!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Get on,” said I.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We should have the ball at our feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Get on,” said I.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We should have the ball at our feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But the whole square’s at dinner!
carry out
From this reading It wouldn’t take two twos!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But the whole square’s at dinner!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It wouldn’t take two twos!”
plural of “two” — the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It wouldn’t take two twos!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We should have the ball at our feet.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “But the whole square’s at dinner!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wouldn’t take two twos!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re in a bath-chair.”
Chapter 12 of Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 182 sentences of Raffles, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 37 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.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 270 minutes of reading across 649 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Raffles section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Raffles, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
