Chapter 12 of The Competitive Nephew is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Competitive Nephew is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand. He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer! Listen!" in anguished protest. "I would call you what I please!" Mrs. Fieldstone panted.
Chapter 12 of The Competitive Nephew is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with affection
From this reading “He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!”
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading “Listen!" in anguished protest.”
-ing form of “claw” — move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
From this reading “He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!”
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Mrs. Fieldstone panted.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “Listen!" in anguished protest.”
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading “He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!”
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!”
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.
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.
with affection
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading Listen!" in anguished protest.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I would call you what I please!"
-ing form of “claw” — move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand.
stone that occurs naturally in fields; often used as building material
From this reading Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would call you what I please!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Listen!" in anguished protest.
hear with intention
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Fieldstone panted.
not any; not one
From this reading Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Mrs. Fieldstone panted.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "I would call you what I please!"
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading Listen!" in anguished protest.
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fieldstone paid no attention to this demand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I would call you what I please!"
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He was clawing affectionately at his wife's arm and repeating, "Listen, mommer!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would call you what I please!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I would call you what I please!"
Chapter 12 of The Competitive Nephew by Montague Glass holds 416 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 416 sentences of The Competitive Nephew, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Competitive Nephew by Montague Glass exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 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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