Chapter 12 of The Coast of Chance is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Coast of Chance is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly." Mrs. Herrick herself looked anxious and weary. "I've come to tell you that Mrs. Britton is here. She came an hour ago." "Where is she?"
Chapter 12 of The Coast of Chance is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in the past
From this reading “She came an hour ago."”
eagerly desirous
From this reading “Mrs. Herrick herself looked anxious and weary.”
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading “Mrs. Herrick herself looked anxious and weary.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “She came an hour ago."”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “"Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."”
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading “"Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “"Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “Mrs. Herrick herself looked anxious and weary.”
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.
in the past
From this reading She came an hour ago."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She came an hour ago."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Herrick herself looked anxious and weary.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Mrs. Herrick herself looked anxious and weary.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've come to tell you that Mrs. Britton is here.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came an hour ago."
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I've come to tell you that Mrs. Britton is here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I've come to tell you that Mrs. Britton is here.
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading Mrs. Herrick herself looked anxious and weary.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Herrick herself looked anxious and weary.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading She came an hour ago."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've come to tell you that Mrs. Britton is here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I've come to tell you that Mrs. Britton is here.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Herrick herself looked anxious and weary.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Herrick herself looked anxious and weary.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading "Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came an hour ago."
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading "Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."
express in words
From this reading "I've come to tell you that Mrs. Britton is here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I've come to tell you that Mrs. Britton is here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've come to tell you that Mrs. Britton is here.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Mrs. Herrick herself looked anxious and weary.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is she?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, my child, you haven't slept, at least not properly."
Chapter 12 of The Coast of Chance by Esther, -1908 Chamberlain holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of The Coast of Chance, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Coast of Chance by Esther, -1908 Chamberlain exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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