Chapter 12 of The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That is not your true reason, _ma belle_. There is no use in telling me lies. I don’t know your reason, but you have not told me the truth.” Edna did not protest or endeavor to justify herself. “The house, the money that provides for it, are not mine.
Chapter 12 of The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading “Edna did not protest or endeavor to justify herself.”
show to be right by providing justification or proof
From this reading “Edna did not protest or endeavor to justify herself.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “There is no use in telling me lies.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““The house, the money that provides for it, are not mine.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “Edna did not protest or endeavor to justify herself.”
third-person singular of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading ““The house, the money that provides for it, are not mine.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “There is no use in telling me lies.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The house, the money that provides for it, are not mine.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “That is not your true reason, _ma belle_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t know your reason, but you have not told me the truth.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Edna did not protest or endeavor to justify herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t know your reason, but you have not told me the truth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edna did not protest or endeavor to justify herself.
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Edna did not protest or endeavor to justify herself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The house, the money that provides for it, are not mine.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I don’t know your reason, but you have not told me the truth.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Edna did not protest or endeavor to justify herself.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “The house, the money that provides for it, are not mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t know your reason, but you have not told me the truth.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no use in telling me lies.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is not your true reason, _ma belle_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The house, the money that provides for it, are not mine.
show to be right by providing justification or proof
From this reading Edna did not protest or endeavor to justify herself.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don’t know your reason, but you have not told me the truth.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading There is no use in telling me lies.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “That is not your true reason, _ma belle_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is no use in telling me lies.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The house, the money that provides for it, are not mine.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “The house, the money that provides for it, are not mine.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no use in telling me lies.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That is not your true reason, _ma belle_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Edna did not protest or endeavor to justify herself.
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading Edna did not protest or endeavor to justify herself.
third-person singular of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “The house, the money that provides for it, are not mine.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “That is not your true reason, _ma belle_.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading There is no use in telling me lies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is not your true reason, _ma belle_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don’t know your reason, but you have not told me the truth.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no use in telling me lies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Edna did not protest or endeavor to justify herself.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I don’t know your reason, but you have not told me the truth.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “That is not your true reason, _ma belle_.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I don’t know your reason, but you have not told me the truth.”
the act of using
From this reading There is no use in telling me lies.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don’t know your reason, but you have not told me the truth.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That is not your true reason, _ma belle_.
Chapter 12 of The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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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