Chapter 12 of The Calling of Dan Matthews is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Calling of Dan Matthews is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide. But, by God--it's murder! Murder--I tell you!'" Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting. A horse and buggy stood at the front gate.
Chapter 12 of The Calling of Dan Matthews is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading “A horse and buggy stood at the front gate.”
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “A horse and buggy stood at the front gate.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “But, by God--it's murder!”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.”
the act of killing yourself
From this reading “THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.”
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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 A horse and buggy stood at the front gate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A horse and buggy stood at the front gate.
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading A horse and buggy stood at the front gate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, by God--it's murder!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, by God--it's murder!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
a young person of either sex
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading A horse and buggy stood at the front gate.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
a young female
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading But, by God--it's murder!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A horse and buggy stood at the front gate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Murder--I tell you!'"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, by God--it's murder!
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading But, by God--it's murder!
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A horse and buggy stood at the front gate.
the act of killing yourself
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
express in words
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
in or at the place that
From this reading Slipping into her clothing the nurse went down to the front door where Uncle George was waiting.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THAT GIRL OF CONNER'S "'You will tell the people that this poor child wanted to kill herself, and the people will call it suicide.
Chapter 12 of The Calling of Dan Matthews by Harold Bell Wright holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 183 sentences of The Calling of Dan Matthews, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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