Chapter 12 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hennie strongly approved. The waitress had her eye on us. The order was taken when she looked up from her crumbs. “Did you say tangerine and ginger? I like ginger.
Chapter 12 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading “Hennie strongly approved.”
plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something
From this reading “The order was taken when she looked up from her crumbs.”
the organ of sight
From this reading “The waitress had her eye on us.”
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading ““Did you say tangerine and ginger?”
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “The order was taken when she looked up from her crumbs.”
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading “Hennie strongly approved.”
a variety of mandarin orange
From this reading ““Did you say tangerine and ginger?”
a woman waiter
From this reading “The waitress had her eye on us.”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Did you say tangerine and ginger?
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading Hennie strongly approved.
plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something
From this reading The order was taken when she looked up from her crumbs.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you say tangerine and ginger?
the organ of sight
From this reading The waitress had her eye on us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The order was taken when she looked up from her crumbs.
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “Did you say tangerine and ginger?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The waitress had her eye on us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hennie strongly approved.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The waitress had her eye on us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like ginger.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like ginger.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The order was taken when she looked up from her crumbs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The waitress had her eye on us.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The order was taken when she looked up from her crumbs.
express in words
From this reading “Did you say tangerine and ginger?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The order was taken when she looked up from her crumbs.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading Hennie strongly approved.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The order was taken when she looked up from her crumbs.
a variety of mandarin orange
From this reading “Did you say tangerine and ginger?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The waitress had her eye on us.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The order was taken when she looked up from her crumbs.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The waitress had her eye on us.
a woman waiter
From this reading The waitress had her eye on us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The order was taken when she looked up from her crumbs.
at the time that
From this reading The order was taken when she looked up from her crumbs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you say tangerine and ginger?
Chapter 12 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 243 sentences of The Garden Party, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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 49 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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