Chapter 12 of The green hat is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The green hat is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well?” It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land. “Personally,” I said, “I liked your silver turban very much.” “Dear, that was not a turban!” “Turban is a pretty word, Iris.
Chapter 12 of The green hat is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.”
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading ““Turban is a pretty word, Iris.”
as yourself
From this reading ““Personally,” I said, “I liked your silver turban very much.””
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.”
a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
From this reading ““Personally,” I said, “I liked your silver turban very much.””
not known
From this reading “It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.”
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In this reading “It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.”
bypass
In this reading “It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.”
In this reading “It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear, that was not a turban!”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
muscular and heavily built
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Personally,” I said, “I liked your silver turban very much.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading “Turban is a pretty word, Iris.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Turban is a pretty word, Iris.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “Personally,” I said, “I liked your silver turban very much.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Personally,” I said, “I liked your silver turban very much.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Dear, that was not a turban!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
go across or through
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
as yourself
From this reading “Personally,” I said, “I liked your silver turban very much.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Turban is a pretty word, Iris.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Personally,” I said, “I liked your silver turban very much.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “Personally,” I said, “I liked your silver turban very much.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
From this reading “Personally,” I said, “I liked your silver turban very much.”
not known
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Personally,” I said, “I liked your silver turban very much.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well?”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Turban is a pretty word, Iris.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was her voice, faint, slightly husky; yet it rose above the roar of London and was lost in the clouds that pass over a strange, unknown land.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Personally,” I said, “I liked your silver turban very much.”
Chapter 12 of The green hat by Michael Arlen holds 407 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 407 sentences of The green hat, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The green hat by Michael Arlen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 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.
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