Chapter 12 of The Little Lady of the Horse is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Little Lady of the Horse is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood. “In what can I advise you?” “Hm-m. It is a profound secret. Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?”
Chapter 12 of The Little Lady of the Horse is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
give advice to
From this reading ““In what can I advise you?””
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading ““Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.”
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading ““Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading ““Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.”
plural of “pardon” — the act of excusing a mistake or offense
From this reading “Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?””
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading “It is a profound secret.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “It is a profound secret.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading ““Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.”
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.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
In this reading “Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?””
In this reading “It is a profound secret.”
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 profound secret.
give advice to
From this reading “In what can I advise you?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “In what can I advise you?”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hm-m.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In what can I advise you?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a profound secret.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a profound secret.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
not any; not one
From this reading Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
plural of “pardon” — the act of excusing a mistake or offense
From this reading Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?”
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading It is a profound secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It is a profound secret.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Ten thousand pardons, Señor Juez [Mr. Judge]; but I may close the door, no?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “In what can I advise you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In what can I advise you?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Señor Vives, I am at your service now,” announced Judge Courtenay, at the next appearance of Steenie and her caballero at Rookwood.
Chapter 12 of The Little Lady of the Horse by Evelyn Raymond holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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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