Chapter 12 of Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated) is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated) is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAN IN THE MOON. The children came willingly. With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’ “You don’t object to _children_, I hope?” I began.
Chapter 12 of Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated) is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The children came willingly.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’”
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading “With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “THE MAN IN THE MOON.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading ““You don’t object to _children_, I hope?””
held or filled or in use
From this reading “With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’”
in a willing manner
From this reading “The children came willingly.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I began.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The children came willingly.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children came willingly.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t object to _children_, I hope?”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “You don’t object to _children_, I hope?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN IN THE MOON.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN IN THE MOON.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading THE MAN IN THE MOON.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “You don’t object to _children_, I hope?”
held or filled or in use
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN IN THE MOON.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You don’t object to _children_, I hope?”
in a willing manner
From this reading The children came willingly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With one of them on each side of me, I approached the corner occupied by ‘Mein Herr.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t object to _children_, I hope?”
Chapter 12 of Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated) by Lewis Carroll holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 184 sentences of Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated), unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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