Chapter 12 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor. Valancy would not go. Valancy laughed in his face. “Why on earth should I go to Dr. Marsh? There’s nothing the matter with my mind.
Chapter 12 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading “Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Valancy laughed in his face.”
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading ““Why on earth should I go to Dr. Marsh?”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.”
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.”
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.
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used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading ““Why on earth should I go to Dr. Marsh?”
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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 Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
in a flippant manner
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why on earth should I go to Dr. Marsh?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Why on earth should I go to Dr. Marsh?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Valancy laughed in his face.
set up or found
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Valancy would not go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why on earth should I go to Dr. Marsh?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Valancy laughed in his face.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Valancy laughed in his face.
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading “Why on earth should I go to Dr. Marsh?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading There’s nothing the matter with my mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There’s nothing the matter with my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There’s nothing the matter with my mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Valancy would not go.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There’s nothing the matter with my mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Why on earth should I go to Dr. Marsh?
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why on earth should I go to Dr. Marsh?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
carry out
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There’s nothing the matter with my mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s nothing the matter with my mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
at the time that
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why on earth should I go to Dr. Marsh?
in the company of; together with
From this reading There’s nothing the matter with my mind.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Uncle Benjamin found he had reckoned without his host when he promised so airily to take Valancy to a doctor.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Valancy would not go.
Chapter 12 of The Blue Castle: a novel by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 222 sentences of The Blue Castle: a novel, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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