Chapter 12 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.” “Are you writing now?” “Yes.” “You are not on the lookout for Adam.” “No. I will write and he shall search for me.
Chapter 12 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading ““You are not on the lookout for Adam.””
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading ““No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.””
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading ““You are not on the lookout for Adam.””
cut with a saw
From this reading ““No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.””
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading ““No. I will write and he shall search for me.”
produce a literary work
From this reading ““No. I will write and he shall search for me.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading ““Are you writing now?””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes.””
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 ““You are not on the lookout for Adam.””
In this reading ““No. I will write and he shall search for me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading “You are not on the lookout for Adam.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No. I will write and he shall search for me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you writing now?”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You are not on the lookout for Adam.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No. I will write and he shall search for me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “You are not on the lookout for Adam.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No. I will write and he shall search for me.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You are not on the lookout for Adam.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Are you writing now?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You are not on the lookout for Adam.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “No. I will write and he shall search for me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “No. I will write and he shall search for me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “No, I saw two in the reading-room, but I like this better.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “No. I will write and he shall search for me.
produce a literary work
From this reading “No. I will write and he shall search for me.
the act of creating written works
From this reading “Are you writing now?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you writing now?”
Chapter 12 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline by Nathaniel, Mrs. Conklin holds 420 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 420 sentences of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline by Nathaniel, Mrs. Conklin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 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.
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