Chapter 12 of The Lilac Sunbonnet: A Love Story is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Lilac Sunbonnet: A Love Story is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MIDSUMMER DAWN. True love is at once chart and compass. It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning. It was soft, amorphous, uncoloured night when he went out. Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.
Chapter 12 of The Lilac Sunbonnet: A Love Story is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having no definite form or distinct shape
From this reading “It was soft, amorphous, uncoloured night when he went out.”
a visual display of information
From this reading “True love is at once chart and compass.”
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading “It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning.”
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading “True love is at once chart and compass.”
the first light of day
From this reading “It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning.”
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading “MIDSUMMER DAWN.”
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading “Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.”
of the highest quality
From this reading “Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.
having no definite form or distinct shape
From this reading It was soft, amorphous, uncoloured night when he went out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading True love is at once chart and compass.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading True love is at once chart and compass.
a visual display of information
From this reading True love is at once chart and compass.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning.
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading True love is at once chart and compass.
the first light of day
From this reading MIDSUMMER DAWN.
the first light of day
From this reading It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was soft, amorphous, uncoloured night when he went out.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True love is at once chart and compass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading True love is at once chart and compass.
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading MIDSUMMER DAWN.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was soft, amorphous, uncoloured night when he went out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.
on one occasion
From this reading True love is at once chart and compass.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning.
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It led Ralph Peden out into a cloudy June dawning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading It was soft, amorphous, uncoloured night when he went out.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.
of the highest quality
From this reading Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True love is at once chart and compass.
without color
From this reading It was soft, amorphous, uncoloured night when he went out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was soft, amorphous, uncoloured night when he went out.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was soft, amorphous, uncoloured night when he went out.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Slate-coloured clouds were racing along the tops of the hills from the south.
at the time that
From this reading It was soft, amorphous, uncoloured night when he went out.
Chapter 12 of The Lilac Sunbonnet: A Love Story by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 71 sentences of The Lilac Sunbonnet: A Love Story, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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