Chapter 12 of The fair Mississippian is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The fair Mississippian is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking. But he rallied his faculties. This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation. He moved on swiftly, silently. Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
Chapter 12 of The fair Mississippian is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading “But he rallied his faculties.”
expressed without speech
From this reading “Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking.”
inflected form of “rally” — gather
From this reading “But he rallied his faculties.”
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading “Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.”
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading “It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking.”
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation.”
plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation.”
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 “This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation.”
In this reading “Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.”
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
the act of breaking something
From this reading It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he rallied his faculties.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading But he rallied his faculties.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he rallied his faculties.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He moved on swiftly, silently.
in motion
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
expressed without speech
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
not any; not one
From this reading This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He moved on swiftly, silently.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
inflected form of “rally” — gather
From this reading But he rallied his faculties.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking.
without speaking
From this reading He moved on swiftly, silently.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
lacking natural ease
From this reading It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking.
in a swift manner
From this reading He moved on swiftly, silently.
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading Nevertheless, as he hurried down the dark flight, he could have sworn he passed some mute presence, some sense of moving.
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking.
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking.
plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It shook his nerve, strained to the tension of breaking.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was no time for vague terrors, for theories, for hesitation.
Chapter 12 of The fair Mississippian by Charles Egbert Craddock holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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.
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