Chapter XII of The Corner House Girls on a Tour, “Seeking,” is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII of The Corner House Girls on a Tour, “Seeking,” is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly. “Hold on! I’ll make them hear.” He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk! Honk!” echoed through the grove.
Chapter XII of The Corner House Girls on a Tour, “Seeking,” is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a brisk manner
From this reading ““Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.”
blow the clarion
From this reading “He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Honk!” echoed through the grove.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “Honk!” echoed through the grove.”
make a loud noise
From this reading “He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!”
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!”
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading “He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!”
past form of “punch” — deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!”
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.
In this reading “He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!”
In this reading “Honk!” echoed through the grove.”
In this reading “Honk!” echoed through the grove.”
as might be expected
In this reading ““Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.”
hold firmly
In this reading ““Hold on!”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.
in a brisk manner
From this reading “Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.
blow the clarion
From this reading He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Honk!” echoed through the grove.
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Honk!” echoed through the grove.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I’ll make them hear.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Hold on!
make a loud noise
From this reading He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll make them hear.”
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!
engage in
From this reading I’ll make them hear.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Hold on!
past form of “punch” — deliver a quick blow to
From this reading He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I’ll make them hear.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Honk!” echoed through the grove.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading He punched the lever of the horn several times and the clarion “Honk!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, of course, the children are all right,” Neale said, briskly.
Chapter 12 of The Corner House Girls on a Tour by Grace Brooks Hill holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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 218 sentences of The Corner House Girls on a Tour, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Corner House Girls on a Tour by Grace Brooks Hill exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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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