Chapter 12 of Ramona is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Ramona is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Would Felipe help him? Ay, there was Felipe! That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora? Oh, that terrible Senora! What would become of them?
Chapter 12 of Ramona is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?”
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading “That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?”
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English “Mrs” or “madam”
From this reading “That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Oh, that terrible Senora!”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?”
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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 That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
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From this reading Ay, there was Felipe!
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What would become of them?
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would Felipe help him?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Would Felipe help him?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would Felipe help him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, that terrible Senora!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English “Mrs” or “madam”
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Oh, that terrible Senora!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What would become of them?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ay, there was Felipe!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ay, there was Felipe!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would become of them?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
in the company of; together with
From this reading That Felipe was his friend, Alessandro knew with a knowledge as sure as the wild partridge's instinct for the shelter of her brood; but could Felipe move the Senora?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would Felipe help him?
Chapter 12 of Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 234 sentences of Ramona, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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