Chapter 12 of Rainbow Landing: An Adventure Story is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Rainbow Landing: An Adventure Story is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach. He seemed to have muddled things badly. He had blundered into a condition of open war with the Powers. He had given Hanna every opportunity to stack all the cards against him. His usefulness was destroyed.
Chapter 12 of Rainbow Landing: An Adventure Story is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading “He had blundered into a condition of open war with the Powers.”
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “He had given Hanna every opportunity to stack all the cards against him.”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.”
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading “CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.”
confused and vague; used especially of thinking
From this reading “He seemed to have muddled things badly.”
an orderly pile
From this reading “He had given Hanna every opportunity to stack all the cards against him.”
obtained from conifers (especially pines)
From this reading “CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.”
the quality of being of practical use
From this reading “His usefulness was destroyed.”
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 had blundered into a condition of open war with the Powers.”
In this reading “CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.”
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 He had blundered into a condition of open war with the Powers.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had given Hanna every opportunity to stack all the cards against him.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He had given Hanna every opportunity to stack all the cards against him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading He seemed to have muddled things badly.
past form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading He had blundered into a condition of open war with the Powers.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading He had given Hanna every opportunity to stack all the cards against him.
a state at a particular time
From this reading He had blundered into a condition of open war with the Powers.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading His usefulness was destroyed.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had given Hanna every opportunity to stack all the cards against him.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He had given Hanna every opportunity to stack all the cards against him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had blundered into a condition of open war with the Powers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had given Hanna every opportunity to stack all the cards against him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He seemed to have muddled things badly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to have muddled things badly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had given Hanna every opportunity to stack all the cards against him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His usefulness was destroyed.
not in action or at work
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had blundered into a condition of open war with the Powers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
confused and vague; used especially of thinking
From this reading He seemed to have muddled things badly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He had blundered into a condition of open war with the Powers.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He had given Hanna every opportunity to stack all the cards against him.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading He had blundered into a condition of open war with the Powers.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to have muddled things badly.
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
an orderly pile
From this reading He had given Hanna every opportunity to stack all the cards against him.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He seemed to have muddled things badly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
obtained from conifers (especially pines)
From this reading CRISIS Lockwood returned in depression to the turpentine camp, and spent the rest of that idle Sunday in anxiety and self-reproach.
the quality of being of practical use
From this reading His usefulness was destroyed.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He had blundered into a condition of open war with the Powers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His usefulness was destroyed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had blundered into a condition of open war with the Powers.
Chapter 12 of Rainbow Landing: An Adventure Story by Frank Lillie Pollock holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 162 sentences of Rainbow Landing: An Adventure Story, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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