Chapter 12 of The Crimson Thread is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Crimson Thread is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie. "It was such a strange thing to happen. I just have to tell some one, or I'll burst. I daren't tell Lucile. I am afraid she'd scold me."
Chapter 12 of The Crimson Thread is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I am afraid she'd scold me."”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “I just have to tell some one, or I'll burst.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.”
come to pass
From this reading “"It was such a strange thing to happen.”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “I am afraid she'd scold me."”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.”
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 “"It was such a strange thing to happen.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It was such a strange thing to happen.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I am afraid she'd scold me."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid she'd scold me."
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading I just have to tell some one, or I'll burst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I daren't tell Lucile.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.
come to pass
From this reading "It was such a strange thing to happen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I just have to tell some one, or I'll burst.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I just have to tell some one, or I'll burst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I just have to tell some one, or I'll burst.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was such a strange thing to happen.
and nothing more
From this reading I just have to tell some one, or I'll burst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I daren't tell Lucile.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am afraid she'd scold me."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I just have to tell some one, or I'll burst.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I just have to tell some one, or I'll burst.
censure severely or angrily
From this reading I am afraid she'd scold me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am afraid she'd scold me."
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I just have to tell some one, or I'll burst.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It was such a strange thing to happen.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It was such a strange thing to happen.
express in words
From this reading I just have to tell some one, or I'll burst.
a special situation
From this reading "It was such a strange thing to happen.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was such a strange thing to happen.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was such a strange thing to happen.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SILVER GRAY TREASURE "What do you think!" exclaimed Cordie.
Chapter 12 of The Crimson Thread by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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 72 sentences of The Crimson Thread, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Crimson Thread by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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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