Chapter 12 of The Good Crow's Happy Shop is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Good Crow's Happy Shop is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge. “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do. Come talk to me. What’s the matter, dear? You hardly said a thing all through supper.
Chapter 12 of The Good Crow's Happy Shop is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/45 · 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.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “_The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.”
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading “_The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.”
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading “_The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “_The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading ““Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.”
do one's shopping
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “You hardly said a thing all through supper.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “_The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.”
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 “_The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You hardly said a thing all through supper.
later than; following
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
(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 You hardly said a thing all through supper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come talk to me.
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
dearly loved
From this reading What’s the matter, dear?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
only a very short time before
From this reading You hardly said a thing all through supper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What’s the matter, dear?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come talk to me.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
do one's shopping
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading You hardly said a thing all through supper.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Come talk to me.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
a special situation
From this reading You hardly said a thing all through supper.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You hardly said a thing all through supper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _The Christmas-Tree That They Made in the Happy Shop_ THAT night after tea, Aunt Phoebe curled up on the lounge.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Jimsi,” she said, “I don’t feel like reading and I don’t know what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What’s the matter, dear?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You hardly said a thing all through supper.
Chapter 12 of The Good Crow's Happy Shop by Patten Beard holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 225 sentences of The Good Crow's Happy Shop, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Good Crow's Happy Shop by Patten Beard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 45 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 193 minutes of reading across 464 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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