Chapter 12 of The Dark Forest is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Dark Forest is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DOOR CLOSES BEHIND THEM _Trenchard's Diary. Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty. A considerable shock to me. He was so young, so strong. They all said that he had a remarkable future.
Chapter 12 of The Dark Forest is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty.”
plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading “THE DOOR CLOSES BEHIND THEM _Trenchard's Diary.”
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “A considerable shock to me.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “THE DOOR CLOSES BEHIND THEM _Trenchard's Diary.”
yet to be or coming
From this reading “They all said that he had a remarkable future.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “They all said that he had a remarkable future.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “A considerable shock to me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A considerable shock to me.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty.
(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 They all said that he had a remarkable future.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE DOOR CLOSES BEHIND THEM _Trenchard's Diary.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty.
plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading THE DOOR CLOSES BEHIND THEM _Trenchard's Diary.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A considerable shock to me.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading THE DOOR CLOSES BEHIND THEM _Trenchard's Diary.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE DOOR CLOSES BEHIND THEM _Trenchard's Diary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty.
yet to be or coming
From this reading They all said that he had a remarkable future.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They all said that he had a remarkable future.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was so young, so strong.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A considerable shock to me.
unusual or striking
From this reading They all said that he had a remarkable future.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They all said that he had a remarkable future.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading A considerable shock to me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so young, so strong.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He was so young, so strong.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They all said that he had a remarkable future.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOOR CLOSES BEHIND THEM _Trenchard's Diary.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE DOOR CLOSES BEHIND THEM _Trenchard's Diary.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all said that he had a remarkable future.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Saturday, August 14th...._ Captain T---- died this afternoon at four-thirty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A considerable shock to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DOOR CLOSES BEHIND THEM _Trenchard's Diary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was so young, so strong.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was so young, so strong.
Chapter 12 of The Dark Forest by Hugh Walpole holds 552 sentences, grouped into 111 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 552 sentences of The Dark Forest, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.
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