Chapter 12 of Real Folks is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Real Folks is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That was the way Hazel caught her first child. She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her. "We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner. But you must get leave," she added. "Ask your mother.
Chapter 12 of Real Folks is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “"We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.”
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading “That was the way Hazel caught her first child.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “"We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.”
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading “"We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.”
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 "We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading But you must get leave," she added.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Ask your mother.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you must get leave," she added.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading That was the way Hazel caught her first child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading That was the way Hazel caught her first child.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That was the way Hazel caught her first child.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But you must get leave," she added.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner.
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading That was the way Hazel caught her first child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That was the way Hazel caught her first child.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner.
go away from a place
From this reading But you must get leave," she added.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Ask your mother.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But you must get leave," she added.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading "We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
express in words
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the way Hazel caught her first child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was the way Hazel caught her first child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the way Hazel caught her first child.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That was the way Hazel caught her first child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll have a party," said Hazel, "and play Puss in the Corner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She made her tell her name,--Ann Fazackerley,--and promise to come on Saturday afternoon, and bring two more girls with her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you must get leave," she added.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ask your mother.
Chapter 12 of Real Folks by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 398 sentences of Real Folks, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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