Chapter 12 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Blue! That is what it was at first. Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint. On the ceiling directly above Harry's head. It was scintillating, coruscating, opalescent; but it was blue most of all.
Chapter 12 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 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.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Blue!”
the act of burning something
From this reading “Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.”
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading “On the ceiling directly above Harry's head.”
without deviation
From this reading “On the ceiling directly above Harry's head.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.”
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.”
lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern
From this reading “Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading On the ceiling directly above Harry's head.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was scintillating, coruscating, opalescent; but it was blue most of all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That is what it was at first.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Blue!
the act of burning something
From this reading Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was scintillating, coruscating, opalescent; but it was blue most of all.
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading On the ceiling directly above Harry's head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was scintillating, coruscating, opalescent; but it was blue most of all.
without deviation
From this reading On the ceiling directly above Harry's head.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That is what it was at first.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the ceiling directly above Harry's head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading On the ceiling directly above Harry's head.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what it was at first.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That is what it was at first.
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was scintillating, coruscating, opalescent; but it was blue most of all.
lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern
From this reading Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the ceiling directly above Harry's head.
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
From this reading It was scintillating, coruscating, opalescent; but it was blue most of all.
brilliantly clever
From this reading It was scintillating, coruscating, opalescent; but it was blue most of all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is what it was at first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blue and burning, like the flame of a million jewels centred into a needlepoint.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what it was at first.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is what it was at first.
Chapter 12 of The Blind Spot by Austin Hall holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 12 holds 410 sentences of The Blind Spot, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Blind Spot by Austin Hall exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 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.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Blind Spot, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
