Chapter 12 of Scandal is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Scandal is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He hiked it out and gave it to her. "You know the island, don’t you?" "Every inch of it." "Where do you propose that I shall undress?" "Come along and I’ll show you."
Chapter 12 of Scandal is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"Come along and I’ll show you."”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “He hiked it out and gave it to her.”
past form of “hike” — increase
From this reading “He hiked it out and gave it to her.”
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “"Every inch of it."”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “"You know the island, don’t you?"”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"Where do you propose that I shall undress?"”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"Come along and I’ll show you."”
get undressed
From this reading “"Where do you propose that I shall undress?"”
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.
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “"Come along and I’ll show you."”
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.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along and I’ll show you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hiked it out and gave it to her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come along and I’ll show you."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Where do you propose that I shall undress?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know the island, don’t you?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every inch of it."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He hiked it out and gave it to her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hiked it out and gave it to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He hiked it out and gave it to her.
past form of “hike” — increase
From this reading He hiked it out and gave it to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where do you propose that I shall undress?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come along and I’ll show you."
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading "Every inch of it."
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "You know the island, don’t you?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He hiked it out and gave it to her.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know the island, don’t you?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Every inch of it."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He hiked it out and gave it to her.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Where do you propose that I shall undress?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Where do you propose that I shall undress?"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Come along and I’ll show you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Where do you propose that I shall undress?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You know the island, don’t you?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hiked it out and gave it to her.
get undressed
From this reading "Where do you propose that I shall undress?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where do you propose that I shall undress?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know the island, don’t you?"
Chapter 12 of Scandal by Cosmo Hamilton holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of Scandal, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Scandal by Cosmo Hamilton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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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About 516 minutes of reading across 1239 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Scandal section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Scandal, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
