Chapter 12 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is a strange story," said the Night-Violet. "Do you mind telling it to me? The night is long, and I sometimes get a little bored by it." "It is a sad story," answered the Mist. "But you may have it and welcome."
Chapter 12 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 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.
tired of the world
From this reading “The night is long, and I sometimes get a little bored by it."”
become covered with mist
From this reading “"It is a sad story," answered the Mist.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “"It is a sad story," answered the Mist.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “The night is long, and I sometimes get a little bored by it."”
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 “"It is a strange story," said the Night-Violet.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “"It is a strange story," said the Night-Violet.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"Do you mind telling it to me?”
accept gladly
From this reading “"But you may have it and welcome."”
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 is a strange story," said the Night-Violet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night is long, and I sometimes get a little bored by it."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It is a sad story," answered the Mist.
tired of the world
From this reading The night is long, and I sometimes get a little bored by it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you may have it and welcome."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The night is long, and I sometimes get a little bored by it."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mind telling it to me?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The night is long, and I sometimes get a little bored by it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But you may have it and welcome."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The night is long, and I sometimes get a little bored by it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a strange story," said the Night-Violet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a strange story," said the Night-Violet.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The night is long, and I sometimes get a little bored by it."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The night is long, and I sometimes get a little bored by it."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "But you may have it and welcome."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you mind telling it to me?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Do you mind telling it to me?
become covered with mist
From this reading "It is a sad story," answered the Mist.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night is long, and I sometimes get a little bored by it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is a strange story," said the Night-Violet.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "It is a sad story," answered the Mist.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is a strange story," said the Night-Violet.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The night is long, and I sometimes get a little bored by it."
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 "It is a strange story," said the Night-Violet.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It is a strange story," said the Night-Violet.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Do you mind telling it to me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is a strange story," said the Night-Violet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you mind telling it to me?
accept gladly
From this reading "But you may have it and welcome."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you mind telling it to me?
Chapter 12 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 by William [Editor] Patten holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 401 sentences of The Junior Classics, Volume 8, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 by William [Editor] Patten exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 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.
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