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Sons and Lovers

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.
Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.
It was not very much he made at present, but he might extend it.
He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.
The applied arts interested him very much.
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Sons and Lovers

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Sons and Lovers is here in full — 1598 sentences across 320 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/319 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.
Line 2
Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.
Line 3
It was not very much he made at present, but he might extend it.
Line 4
He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.
Line 5
The applied arts interested him very much.

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a

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

acquaintance's

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From this reading He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.

also

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From this reading He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.

altar-cloths

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

and

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

applied

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From this reading The applied arts interested him very much.

art

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

arts

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From this reading The applied arts interested him very much.

at

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From this reading It was not very much he made at present, but he might extend it.

but

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From this reading It was not very much he made at present, but he might extend it.

by

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

could

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

designer

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From this reading He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.

designs

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

earn

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

embroideries

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

extend

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From this reading It was not very much he made at present, but he might extend it.

firm

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From this reading He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.

for

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

friends

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From this reading He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.

gaining

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From this reading He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.

gradually

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

had

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

He

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

him

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From this reading The applied arts interested him very much.

his

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

in

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

interested

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From this reading The applied arts interested him very much.

it

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

knowledge

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From this reading He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.

Liberty's

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

livelihood

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

made

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From this reading It was not very much he made at present, but he might extend it.

making

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

might

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From this reading It was not very much he made at present, but he might extend it.

much

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From this reading It was not very much he made at present, but he might extend it.

new

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From this reading He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.

not

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From this reading It was not very much he made at present, but he might extend it.

of

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

on

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

one

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

or

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

painted

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

PASSION

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

places

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

possible

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

pottery

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From this reading He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.

present

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From this reading It was not very much he made at present, but he might extend it.

sell

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

several

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

similar

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

some

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From this reading He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.

stuffs

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

taken

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

the

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From this reading He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.

things

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

two

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

various

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From this reading Liberty’s had taken several of his painted designs on various stuffs, and he could sell designs for embroideries, for altar-cloths, and similar things, in one or two places.

very

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From this reading It was not very much he made at present, but he might extend it.

was

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From this reading PASSION He was gradually making it possible to earn a livelihood by his art.

with

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From this reading He had also made friends with the designer for a pottery firm, and was gaining some knowledge of his new acquaintance’s art.

Chapter 12 of Sons and Lovers by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 1598 sentences, grouped into 320 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.

What does chapter 12 of Sons and Lovers contain?

Chapter 12 holds 1598 sentences of Sons and Lovers, unabridged, divided into 320 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Sons and Lovers by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1598 sentences, grouped into 320 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.

How do I study chapter 12 of Sons and Lovers?

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Each of the 320 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 3033 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Sons and Lovers

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Bottoms
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Succeeded
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Block
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Thatched
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