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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Man from Jericho is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind. How dared he! To her, a Dudley! Then she knew she was looking full at him with unutterable scorn in her eyes. He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.
Chapter 12 of The Man from Jericho is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to action
From this reading “He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.”
darkened by smoke
From this reading “He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “How dared he!”
an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
From this reading “He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “Then she knew she was looking full at him with unutterable scorn in her eyes.”
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 “There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.”
temporarily
In this reading “There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.”
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 There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
aroused to action
From this reading He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then she knew she was looking full at him with unutterable scorn in her eyes.
darkened by smoke
From this reading He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading How dared he!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To her, a Dudley!
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then she knew she was looking full at him with unutterable scorn in her eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Then she knew she was looking full at him with unutterable scorn in her eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How dared he!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she knew she was looking full at him with unutterable scorn in her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How dared he!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
From this reading He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Then she knew she was looking full at him with unutterable scorn in her eyes.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Then she knew she was looking full at him with unutterable scorn in her eyes.
a particular point in time
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Then she knew she was looking full at him with unutterable scorn in her eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she knew she was looking full at him with unutterable scorn in her eyes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her, a Dudley!
too sacred to be uttered
From this reading Then she knew she was looking full at him with unutterable scorn in her eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading There was the sound of rushing water in her ears, and for a moment she was blind.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she knew she was looking full at him with unutterable scorn in her eyes.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He saw the contempt and indignity which his words had aroused, and his face blackened.
Chapter 12 of The Man from Jericho by Edwin Carlile Litsey holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 272 sentences of The Man from Jericho, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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