Chapter 12 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Very," said the gentle lady, Mrs. John. "It was splendid," said Mrs. Heron. The Doctor meditated. "I wonder _why_ she did it," said the Doctor. His brother-in-law explained.
Chapter 12 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a brother by marriage
From this reading “His brother-in-law explained.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The Doctor meditated.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “His brother-in-law explained.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “"Very," said the gentle lady, Mrs. John.”
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading “"It was splendid," said Mrs. Heron.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “"Very," said the gentle lady, Mrs. John.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “"It was splendid," said Mrs. Heron.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “"I wonder _why_ she did it," said the Doctor.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a brother by marriage
From this reading His brother-in-law explained.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I wonder _why_ she did it," said the Doctor.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Doctor meditated.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading His brother-in-law explained.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading "Very," said the gentle lady, Mrs. John.
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading "It was splendid," said Mrs. Heron.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brother-in-law explained.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder _why_ she did it," said the Doctor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was splendid," said Mrs. Heron.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Very," said the gentle lady, Mrs. John.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Very," said the gentle lady, Mrs. John.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Doctor meditated.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Very," said the gentle lady, Mrs. John.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Very," said the gentle lady, Mrs. John.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wonder _why_ she did it," said the Doctor.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "It was splendid," said Mrs. Heron.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Very," said the gentle lady, Mrs. John.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very," said the gentle lady, Mrs. John.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was splendid," said Mrs. Heron.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I wonder _why_ she did it," said the Doctor.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder _why_ she did it," said the Doctor.
Chapter 12 of The Creators: A Comedy by May Sinclair holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of The Creators: A Comedy, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Creators: A Comedy by May Sinclair exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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