Chapter 12 of Reprinted Pieces is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Reprinted Pieces is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full. First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly. Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry. Plunges into the carriage, blind. Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.
Chapter 12 of Reprinted Pieces is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.
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From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.
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From this reading Plunges into the carriage, blind.
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From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.
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From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.
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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
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From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.
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From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.
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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
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From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.
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From this reading Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.
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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.
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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Plunges into the carriage, blind.
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From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Plunges into the carriage, blind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
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From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.
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From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.
Chapter 12 of Reprinted Pieces by Charles Dickens holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 164 sentences of Reprinted Pieces, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Reprinted Pieces by Charles Dickens exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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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