Chapter 12 of The Come Back is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Come Back is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up." Thorpe spoke despairingly, and Julie knew only too well what he meant. "They're--they're going----" "Yes, they're going to arrest me. This is the last call I can pay you." Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
Chapter 12 of The Come Back is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/47 · 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.
take into custody
From this reading “"They're--they're going----" "Yes, they're going to arrest me.”
terminate
From this reading “Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.”
dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
From this reading “Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Thorpe spoke despairingly, and Julie knew only too well what he meant.”
outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
From this reading “Thorpe spoke despairingly, and Julie knew only too well what he meant.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a youthful female person
In this reading “Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."”
make ineffective
In this reading “Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.”
In this reading “Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
take into custody
From this reading "They're--they're going----" "Yes, they're going to arrest me.
terminate
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This is the last call I can pay you."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This is the last call I can pay you."
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
with desperation
From this reading Thorpe spoke despairingly, and Julie knew only too well what he meant.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
any strong feeling
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
a young female
From this reading Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."
the act of departing
From this reading "They're--they're going----" "Yes, they're going to arrest me.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thorpe spoke despairingly, and Julie knew only too well what he meant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is the last call I can pay you."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."
dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
From this reading Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Thorpe spoke despairingly, and Julie knew only too well what he meant.
immediately past
From this reading This is the last call I can pay you."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They're--they're going----" "Yes, they're going to arrest me.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Thorpe spoke despairingly, and Julie knew only too well what he meant.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
and nothing more
From this reading Thorpe spoke despairingly, and Julie knew only too well what he meant.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading This is the last call I can pay you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Julie didn't break down and cry, nor indeed did she show great emotion of any sort.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Thorpe spoke despairingly, and Julie knew only too well what he meant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're--they're going----" "Yes, they're going to arrest me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the last call I can pay you."
outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
From this reading Thorpe spoke despairingly, and Julie knew only too well what he meant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They're--they're going----" "Yes, they're going to arrest me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Thorpe spoke despairingly, and Julie knew only too well what he meant.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thorpe spoke despairingly, and Julie knew only too well what he meant.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."
an affirmative
From this reading "They're--they're going----" "Yes, they're going to arrest me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is the last call I can pay you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wise and Zizi "Well, Julie, my little girl, the jig is up."
Chapter 12 of The Come Back by Carolyn Wells holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 237 sentences of The Come Back, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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