Chapter 12 of The Haute Noblesse: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Haute Noblesse: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Be merciful, like you, my dear? No, I cannot." "Then you'll go and tell--" "What I've heard now, my dear? No; there is no need." "What do you mean?"
Chapter 12 of The Haute Noblesse: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
dearly loved
From this reading “"Be merciful, like you, my dear?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"Then you'll go and tell--" "What I've heard now, my dear?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “"Be merciful, like you, my dear?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"What do you mean?"”
showing or giving mercy
From this reading “"Be merciful, like you, my dear?”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “No; there is no need."”
express in words
From this reading “"Then you'll go and tell--" "What I've heard now, my dear?”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then you'll go and tell--" "What I've heard now, my dear?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be merciful, like you, my dear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, I cannot."
dearly loved
From this reading "Be merciful, like you, my dear?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Then you'll go and tell--" "What I've heard now, my dear?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Then you'll go and tell--" "What I've heard now, my dear?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, I cannot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you'll go and tell--" "What I've heard now, my dear?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No; there is no need."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Be merciful, like you, my dear?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean?"
showing or giving mercy
From this reading "Be merciful, like you, my dear?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Be merciful, like you, my dear?
a condition requiring relief
From this reading No; there is no need."
not any; not one
From this reading No, I cannot."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Then you'll go and tell--" "What I've heard now, my dear?
express in words
From this reading "Then you'll go and tell--" "What I've heard now, my dear?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you'll go and tell--" "What I've heard now, my dear?
in or at that place or location
From this reading No; there is no need."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Then you'll go and tell--" "What I've heard now, my dear?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Be merciful, like you, my dear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you'll go and tell--" "What I've heard now, my dear?
Chapter 12 of The Haute Noblesse: A Novel by George Manville Fenn holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of The Haute Noblesse: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Haute Noblesse: A Novel by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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