Chapter 12 of Round the Corner 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 Round the Corner is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What are you going to do?" "I--I don't know. Just go on." "I couldn't do that. Anything's better than just going on."
Chapter 12 of Round the Corner 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.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Anything's better than just going on."”
the act of departing
From this reading “"What are you going to do?"”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"I--I don't know.”
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.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “Just go on."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anything's better than just going on."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you going to do?"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Anything's better than just going on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't do that.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What are you going to do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--I don't know.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Just go on."
the act of departing
From this reading "What are you going to do?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I--I don't know.
and nothing more
From this reading Just go on."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I--I don't know.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just go on."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Anything's better than just going on."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I couldn't do that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What are you going to do?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you going to do?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you going to do?"
Chapter 12 of Round the Corner by Gilbert Cannan 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 Round the Corner, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Round the Corner by Gilbert Cannan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 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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