Chapter 12 of Stories by English Authors is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Stories by English Authors is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?” “Why did you come? I told you not to come,” she answered, falteringly. “I--” she paused. “And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.
Chapter 12 of Stories by English Authors is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading ““And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading ““I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?””
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading ““I--” she paused.”
with low volume
From this reading ““And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ““And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.”
express in speech
From this reading ““I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?””
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading ““I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?””
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I told you not to come,” she answered, falteringly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why did you come?
in an unsteady manner
From this reading I told you not to come,” she answered, falteringly.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.
the act of departing
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I told you not to come,” she answered, falteringly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “I--” she paused.
with low volume
From this reading “And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told you not to come,” she answered, falteringly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.
express in speech
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
not in physical motion
From this reading “And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And I replied that I should follow you--if you remember,” he answered, still quietly.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told you not to come,” she answered, falteringly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why did you come?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have come thousands of miles to see you,” he said; “aren’t you going to speak to me now I am here?”
Chapter 12 of Stories by English Authors by Rudyard [Contributor] Kipling holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
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