Chapter 12 of The Devil's Garden is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Devil's Garden is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Eleven." "And Billy?" "Five--and more." "My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes." Then he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and sighed again.
Chapter 12 of The Devil's Garden is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “"And Billy?"”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Then he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and sighed again.”
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “"My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes."”
being one more than ten
From this reading “"Eleven."”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “"My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes."”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “"My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes."”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes."”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “Then he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and sighed again.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading Then he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and sighed again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And Billy?"
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "And Billy?"
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Then he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and sighed again.
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading "My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes."
being one more than ten
From this reading "Eleven."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Five--and more."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and sighed again.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes."
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and sighed again.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and sighed again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and sighed again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Five--and more."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Then he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and sighed again.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes."
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Then he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and sighed again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and sighed again.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "My goodness, Mav," and Dale sighed, "how time goes."
Chapter 12 of The Devil's Garden by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 406 sentences of The Devil's Garden, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Devil's Garden by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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