Chapter 12 of Selina is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Selina is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The four were silent. Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand. They avoided Mr. Welling's eyes, and the eyes of each other. As Amanthus herself had said, they took things hard. Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.
Chapter 12 of Selina is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.”
any person at all
From this reading “Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.”
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “They avoided Mr. Welling's eyes, and the eyes of each other.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.”
question or examine thoroughly and closely
From this reading “Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.”
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.
In this reading “Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.”
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From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Amanthus herself had said, they took things hard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
any person at all
From this reading Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Amanthus herself had said, they took things hard.
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading They avoided Mr. Welling's eyes, and the eyes of each other.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They avoided Mr. Welling's eyes, and the eyes of each other.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They avoided Mr. Welling's eyes, and the eyes of each other.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The four were silent.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading As Amanthus herself had said, they took things hard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As Amanthus herself had said, they took things hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
a form of address for a man
From this reading They avoided Mr. Welling's eyes, and the eyes of each other.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They avoided Mr. Welling's eyes, and the eyes of each other.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They avoided Mr. Welling's eyes, and the eyes of each other.
question or examine thoroughly and closely
From this reading Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As Amanthus herself had said, they took things hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The four were silent.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The four were silent.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They avoided Mr. Welling's eyes, and the eyes of each other.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading As Amanthus herself had said, they took things hard.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As Amanthus herself had said, they took things hard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They avoided Mr. Welling's eyes, and the eyes of each other.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The four were silent.
which person or people
From this reading Maud was by Selina on the sofa, and Juliette who was sitting by Adele, had her hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Probe beneath this affair of hers with anybody, they could not.
Chapter 12 of Selina by George Madden Martin holds 400 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 400 sentences of Selina, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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