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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Last of Their Race is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver. "But what is to become of me? He was my life, my work, my all. I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world. My life is over."
Chapter 12 of The Last of Their Race is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “"But what is to become of me?”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.”
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.”
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 “I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.”
In this reading “THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.”
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 THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "But what is to become of me?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what is to become of me?
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was my life, my work, my all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He was my life, my work, my all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But what is to become of me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He was my life, my work, my all.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But what is to become of me?
above and across; more than
From this reading My life is over."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
express in words
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But what is to become of me?
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was my life, my work, my all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He was my life, my work, my all.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I have nothing further to do in the whole wide world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HAND IN THE DARK "It is all true--what you say," said Isla with a little shiver.
Chapter 12 of The Last of Their Race by Annie S. Swan holds 282 sentences, grouped into 57 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.
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