Chapter 12 of The Junior Classics — Volume 2, Folk Tales and Myths is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Junior Classics — Volume 2, Folk Tales and Myths is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it. At any rate, he made no answer. “You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!” Again the tap! It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
Chapter 12 of The Junior Classics — Volume 2, Folk Tales and Myths is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 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.
again but in a new or different way
From this reading ““You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!””
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.”
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading “It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.”
(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
From this reading ““You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!””
in a playful manner
From this reading “It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading ““You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!””
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading “But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.”
lacking kindness
From this reading ““You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!””
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 “At any rate, he made no answer.”
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 It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
anew
From this reading Again the tap!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
again but in a new or different way
From this reading “You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!”
react verbally
From this reading At any rate, he made no answer.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate, he made no answer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, he made no answer.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
one or the other of two
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
(Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At any rate, he made no answer.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
without good reason
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At any rate, he made no answer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
not any; not one
From this reading At any rate, he made no answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
From this reading “You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!”
in a playful manner
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate, he made no answer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
express in speech
From this reading “You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!”
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
very small
From this reading It sounded like the tiny knuckles of a fairy’s hand, knocking lightly and playfully on the inside of the box.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
lacking kindness
From this reading “You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!”
precisely as stated
From this reading “You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But either Epimetheus had not heard the tap, or was too much out of humor to notice it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are very unkind,” said Pandora, sobbing anew, “not to speak to me!”
Chapter 12 of The Junior Classics — Volume 2, Folk Tales and Myths by William [Editor] Patten holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of The Junior Classics — Volume 2, Folk Tales and Myths, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Junior Classics — Volume 2, Folk Tales and Myths by William [Editor] Patten exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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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