Chapter 12 of Round the Fire Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Round the Fire Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, I have not seen him.” “_He’s_ the terror. If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all. A more perfect bounder never bounded.” “But why does McCarthy stand it?”
Chapter 12 of Round the Fire Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading “A more perfect bounder never bounded.””
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading “A more perfect bounder never bounded.””
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.”
United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)
From this reading ““But why does McCarthy stand it?””
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading ““_He’s_ the terror.”
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.
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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 If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
(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 If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading A more perfect bounder never bounded.”
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading A more perfect bounder never bounded.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But why does McCarthy stand it?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But why does McCarthy stand it?”
one or the other of two
From this reading If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No, I have not seen him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_He’s_ the terror.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, I have not seen him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I have not seen him.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But why does McCarthy stand it?”
United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)
From this reading “But why does McCarthy stand it?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A more perfect bounder never bounded.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A more perfect bounder never bounded.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I have not seen him.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, I have not seen him.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “No, I have not seen him.”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
be standing; be upright
From this reading If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “_He’s_ the terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_He’s_ the terror.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “But why does McCarthy stand it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you can stand him, you have either the spirit of a perfect Christian or else you have no spirit at all.
Chapter 12 of Round the Fire Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of Round the Fire Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Round the Fire Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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