Chapter 12 of The Human Interest is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Human Interest is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Egidia laid her head on her hands. The tale of Brignal Banks had been told. “Good God!” she said passionately. “And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!” She thought of the poignant tale of love and disaster only as it affected the man.
Chapter 12 of The Human Interest is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acted upon; influenced
From this reading “She thought of the poignant tale of love and disaster only as it affected the man.”
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading “The tale of Brignal Banks had been told.”
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “She thought of the poignant tale of love and disaster only as it affected the man.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “Egidia laid her head on her hands.”
with passion
From this reading ““Good God!” she said passionately.”
arousing affect
From this reading “She thought of the poignant tale of love and disaster only as it affected the man.”
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ““And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!””
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “The tale of Brignal Banks had been told.”
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acted upon; influenced
From this reading She thought of the poignant tale of love and disaster only as it affected the man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She thought of the poignant tale of love and disaster only as it affected the man.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The tale of Brignal Banks had been told.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The tale of Brignal Banks had been told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tale of Brignal Banks had been told.
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading She thought of the poignant tale of love and disaster only as it affected the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Egidia laid her head on her hands.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Good God!” she said passionately.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good God!” she said passionately.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tale of Brignal Banks had been told.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Egidia laid her head on her hands.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Egidia laid her head on her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Egidia laid her head on her hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!”
set down according to a plan
From this reading Egidia laid her head on her hands.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She thought of the poignant tale of love and disaster only as it affected the man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She thought of the poignant tale of love and disaster only as it affected the man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tale of Brignal Banks had been told.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Egidia laid her head on her hands.
and nothing more
From this reading She thought of the poignant tale of love and disaster only as it affected the man.
with passion
From this reading “Good God!” she said passionately.
arousing affect
From this reading She thought of the poignant tale of love and disaster only as it affected the man.
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good God!” she said passionately.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Good God!” she said passionately.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The tale of Brignal Banks had been told.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tale of Brignal Banks had been told.
a special situation
From this reading “And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought of the poignant tale of love and disaster only as it affected the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And it is to Edmund Rivers that this thing has happened!”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The tale of Brignal Banks had been told.
Chapter 12 of The Human Interest by Violet Hunt holds 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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 353 sentences of The Human Interest, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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