Chapter 12 of The Bradys' Race for Life is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Bradys' Race for Life is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISAFFECTION. Collins and Van both arose eagerly at this. The detective’s blood surged hotly through his veins. “The unconscionable scoundrels!” he muttered under his breath. “They are human fiends.”
Chapter 12 of The Bradys' Race for Life is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading “Collins and Van both arose eagerly at this.”
possessive form of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
the feeling of being alienated from other people
From this reading “DISAFFECTION.”
plural of “fiend” — a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading ““They are human fiends.””
in a heated manner
From this reading “The detective’s blood surged hotly through his veins.”
plural of “scoundrel” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading ““The unconscionable scoundrels!” he muttered under his breath.”
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “The detective’s blood surged hotly through his veins.”
lacking a conscience
From this reading ““The unconscionable scoundrels!” he muttered under his breath.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Collins and Van both arose eagerly at this.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are human fiends.”
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Collins and Van both arose eagerly at this.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Collins and Van both arose eagerly at this.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The detective’s blood surged hotly through his veins.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Collins and Van both arose eagerly at this.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “The unconscionable scoundrels!” he muttered under his breath.
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading Collins and Van both arose eagerly at this.
possessive form of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The detective’s blood surged hotly through his veins.
the feeling of being alienated from other people
From this reading DISAFFECTION.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Collins and Van both arose eagerly at this.
plural of “fiend” — a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading “They are human fiends.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The unconscionable scoundrels!” he muttered under his breath.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The detective’s blood surged hotly through his veins.
in a heated manner
From this reading The detective’s blood surged hotly through his veins.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “They are human fiends.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “The unconscionable scoundrels!” he muttered under his breath.
plural of “scoundrel” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “The unconscionable scoundrels!” he muttered under his breath.
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading The detective’s blood surged hotly through his veins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The detective’s blood surged hotly through his veins.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are human fiends.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Collins and Van both arose eagerly at this.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The detective’s blood surged hotly through his veins.
lacking a conscience
From this reading “The unconscionable scoundrels!” he muttered under his breath.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The unconscionable scoundrels!” he muttered under his breath.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Collins and Van both arose eagerly at this.
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading The detective’s blood surged hotly through his veins.
Chapter 12 of The Bradys' Race for Life by Francis Worcester Doughty holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 208 sentences of The Bradys' Race for Life, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Bradys' Race for Life by Francis Worcester Doughty exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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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