Chapter 12 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh! He's a nice 'un," growled Moredock. "He allus was. Well?" "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
Chapter 12 of The Man with a Shadow is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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behave carelessly or indifferently
From this reading “"And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.”
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
From this reading “"And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “He's a nice 'un," growled Moredock.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “"And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “"And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “He's a nice 'un," growled Moredock.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “"And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.”
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.
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 He's a nice 'un," growled Moredock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He allus was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
behave carelessly or indifferently
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading He's a nice 'un," growled Moredock.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He allus was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a nice 'un," growled Moredock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a nice 'un," growled Moredock.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading He's a nice 'un," growled Moredock.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
express in words
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading He's a nice 'un," growled Moredock.
in a vindictive, revengeful manner
From this reading "And now Tom's fooling me and meets Leo, and they court, and I dare say they laugh at me," cried Dally vindictively.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He allus was.
(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?"
Chapter 12 of The Man with a Shadow by George Manville Fenn holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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