Chapter 12 of The Longest Journey is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Longest Journey is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But why should I tell?” said Rickie. He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.” “House-master—exactly. Here we come back again. Who is now the day-boys’ house-master?
Chapter 12 of The Longest Journey 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a youthful male person
From this reading “He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.””
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.””
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.””
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading ““House-master—exactly.”
a human being
From this reading “He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.””
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading “He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.””
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.””
lacking beauty or charm
From this reading “He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.””
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.
be restored
In this reading “Here we come back again.”
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.
anew
From this reading Here we come back again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Here we come back again.
a youthful male person
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But why should I tell?” said Rickie.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Here we come back again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is now the day-boys’ house-master?
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “House-master—exactly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we come back again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But why should I tell?” said Rickie.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Who is now the day-boys’ house-master?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
a human being
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But why should I tell?” said Rickie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But why should I tell?” said Rickie.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “But why should I tell?” said Rickie.
express in words
From this reading “But why should I tell?” said Rickie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
lacking beauty or charm
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we come back again.
which person or people
From this reading Who is now the day-boys’ house-master?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “But why should I tell?” said Rickie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He remembered the boy, an unattractive person with protruding ears, “It is the business of his house-master.”
Chapter 12 of The Longest Journey by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster 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 Longest Journey, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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