Chapter 12 of The Lead of Honour is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Lead of Honour is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Must I go?" Natalia started, and turned swiftly back to Morgan. "Had we not better stay longer? I don’t want to leave you, Morgan." Judge Houston went towards the door.
Chapter 12 of The Lead of Honour is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading “Judge Houston went towards the door.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Judge Houston went towards the door.”
for more time
From this reading “"Had we not better stay longer?”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “Natalia started, and turned swiftly back to Morgan.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Natalia started, and turned swiftly back to Morgan.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"Had we not better stay longer?”
in a swift manner
From this reading “Natalia started, and turned swiftly back to Morgan.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Judge Houston went towards the door.”
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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In this reading “Judge Houston went towards the door.”
In this reading “"Had we not better stay longer?”
In this reading “Judge Houston went towards the door.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Natalia started, and turned swiftly back to Morgan.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Natalia started, and turned swiftly back to Morgan.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Had we not better stay longer?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to leave you, Morgan."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Judge Houston went towards the door.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Must I go?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Had we not better stay longer?
the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading Judge Houston went towards the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Must I go?"
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Judge Houston went towards the door.
go away from a place
From this reading I don’t want to leave you, Morgan."
for more time
From this reading "Had we not better stay longer?
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Natalia started, and turned swiftly back to Morgan.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Must I go?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Natalia started, and turned swiftly back to Morgan.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Had we not better stay longer?
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Natalia started, and turned swiftly back to Morgan.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Had we not better stay longer?
in a swift manner
From this reading Natalia started, and turned swiftly back to Morgan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judge Houston went towards the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Natalia started, and turned swiftly back to Morgan.
in the direction of
From this reading Judge Houston went towards the door.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Natalia started, and turned swiftly back to Morgan.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don’t want to leave you, Morgan."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Had we not better stay longer?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Judge Houston went towards the door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don’t want to leave you, Morgan."
Chapter 12 of The Lead of Honour by Norval Richardson holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of The Lead of Honour, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Lead of Honour by Norval Richardson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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