Chapter 12 of The Amazing Inheritance is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Amazing Inheritance is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve. "What is it?" He knew it was something, because Mr. Deakin was so excited and so breathless. He felt a little tingle of excitement himself. "It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.
Chapter 12 of The Amazing Inheritance is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.”
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “He knew it was something, because Mr. Deakin was so excited and so breathless.”
a slight indication
From this reading “"It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “"What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “"What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.”
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading “"It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.”
cause a stinging or tingling sensation
From this reading “He felt a little tingle of excitement himself.”
in a triumphant manner
From this reading “"It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He felt a little tingle of excitement himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew it was something, because Mr. Deakin was so excited and so breathless.
for the reason that
From this reading He knew it was something, because Mr. Deakin was so excited and so breathless.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading He knew it was something, because Mr. Deakin was so excited and so breathless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.
a slight indication
From this reading "It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading He knew it was something, because Mr. Deakin was so excited and so breathless.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading He felt a little tingle of excitement himself.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt a little tingle of excitement himself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew it was something, because Mr. Deakin was so excited and so breathless.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt a little tingle of excitement himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew it was something, because Mr. Deakin was so excited and so breathless.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He felt a little tingle of excitement himself.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt a little tingle of excitement himself.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading "What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading "What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He knew it was something, because Mr. Deakin was so excited and so breathless.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He knew it was something, because Mr. Deakin was so excited and so breathless.
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading "It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.
cause a stinging or tingling sensation
From this reading He felt a little tingle of excitement himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.
in a triumphant manner
From this reading "It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew it was something, because Mr. Deakin was so excited and so breathless.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It means we have a clue to Queen Teresa!" declared Charlie triumphantly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it, Mr. Deakin?" begged Neddie, pulling his sleeve.
Chapter 12 of The Amazing Inheritance by Frances R. (Frances Roberta) Sterrett holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of The Amazing Inheritance, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Amazing Inheritance by Frances R. (Frances Roberta) Sterrett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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