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The Market-Place

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Market-Place is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Harold Frederic • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 12 of The Market-Place by Harold Frederic holds 331 sentences, grouped into 67 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.

What does chapter 12 of The Market-Place contain?

Chapter 12 holds 331 sentences of The Market-Place, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of The Market-Place by Harold Frederic exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 331 sentences, grouped into 67 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 12 of The Market-Place?

Work through the 67 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 67 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 12 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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How long does The Market-Place take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1499 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Battle
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IT did not happen until three days later that Thorpe's opportunity to speak alone with Lady Cressage came.
In this brief period, the two parties seemed to have become fused in a remarkable intimacy.
This was clearly due to the presence of the young people, and Thorpe congratulated himself many times each day upon the striking prescience he had shown in bringing them.
Both the ladies unaffectedly liked Julia; so much so that they seemed unwilling to make any plans which did not include her.
Then it was only a matter of course that where she went her brother should go--and a further logical step quite naturally brought in their willing uncle.
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The Market-Place

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Market-Place is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IT did not happen until three days later that Thorpe's opportunity to speak alone with Lady Cressage came.
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In this brief period, the two parties seemed to have become fused in a remarkable intimacy.
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This was clearly due to the presence of the young people, and Thorpe congratulated himself many times each day upon the striking prescience he had shown in bringing them.
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Both the ladies unaffectedly liked Julia; so much so that they seemed unwilling to make any plans which did not include her.
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Then it was only a matter of course that where she went her brother should go--and a further logical step quite naturally brought in their willing uncle.

Learner Dictionary

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “IT did not happen until three days later that Thorpe's opportunity to speak alone with Lady Cressage came.”

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aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading IT did not happen until three days later that Thorpe's opportunity to speak alone with Lady Cressage came.

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and

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From this reading This was clearly due to the presence of the young people, and Thorpe congratulated himself many times each day upon the striking prescience he had shown in bringing them.

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any

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become

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Both

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brief

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bringing

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brother

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brought

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came

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clearly

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congratulated

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course

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Cressage

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day

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days

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did

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due

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each

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further

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fused

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go

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had

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happen

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From this reading IT did not happen until three days later that Thorpe's opportunity to speak alone with Lady Cressage came.

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have

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he

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From this reading This was clearly due to the presence of the young people, and Thorpe congratulated himself many times each day upon the striking prescience he had shown in bringing them.

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her

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From this reading Both the ladies unaffectedly liked Julia; so much so that they seemed unwilling to make any plans which did not include her.

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himself

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From this reading This was clearly due to the presence of the young people, and Thorpe congratulated himself many times each day upon the striking prescience he had shown in bringing them.

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In

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include

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intimacy

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IT

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From this reading IT did not happen until three days later that Thorpe's opportunity to speak alone with Lady Cressage came.

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Julia

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ladies

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Lady

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later

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liked

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logical

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make

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many

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matter

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From this reading Then it was only a matter of course that where she went her brother should go--and a further logical step quite naturally brought in their willing uncle.

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much

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From this reading Both the ladies unaffectedly liked Julia; so much so that they seemed unwilling to make any plans which did not include her.

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naturally

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From this reading Then it was only a matter of course that where she went her brother should go--and a further logical step quite naturally brought in their willing uncle.

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not

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From this reading IT did not happen until three days later that Thorpe's opportunity to speak alone with Lady Cressage came.

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of

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From this reading This was clearly due to the presence of the young people, and Thorpe congratulated himself many times each day upon the striking prescience he had shown in bringing them.

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only

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From this reading Then it was only a matter of course that where she went her brother should go--and a further logical step quite naturally brought in their willing uncle.

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opportunity

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From this reading IT did not happen until three days later that Thorpe's opportunity to speak alone with Lady Cressage came.

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parties

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From this reading In this brief period, the two parties seemed to have become fused in a remarkable intimacy.

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people

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From this reading This was clearly due to the presence of the young people, and Thorpe congratulated himself many times each day upon the striking prescience he had shown in bringing them.

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period

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plans

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From this reading Both the ladies unaffectedly liked Julia; so much so that they seemed unwilling to make any plans which did not include her.

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prescience

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presence

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quite

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remarkable

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seemed

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she

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From this reading Then it was only a matter of course that where she went her brother should go--and a further logical step quite naturally brought in their willing uncle.

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should

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shown

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From this reading This was clearly due to the presence of the young people, and Thorpe congratulated himself many times each day upon the striking prescience he had shown in bringing them.

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so

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From this reading Both the ladies unaffectedly liked Julia; so much so that they seemed unwilling to make any plans which did not include her.

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speak

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step

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striking

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From this reading This was clearly due to the presence of the young people, and Thorpe congratulated himself many times each day upon the striking prescience he had shown in bringing them.

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that

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From this reading IT did not happen until three days later that Thorpe's opportunity to speak alone with Lady Cressage came.

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the

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their

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From this reading Then it was only a matter of course that where she went her brother should go--and a further logical step quite naturally brought in their willing uncle.

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them

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From this reading This was clearly due to the presence of the young people, and Thorpe congratulated himself many times each day upon the striking prescience he had shown in bringing them.

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Then

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From this reading Then it was only a matter of course that where she went her brother should go--and a further logical step quite naturally brought in their willing uncle.

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they

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From this reading Both the ladies unaffectedly liked Julia; so much so that they seemed unwilling to make any plans which did not include her.

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this

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From this reading In this brief period, the two parties seemed to have become fused in a remarkable intimacy.

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Thorpe

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Thorpe's

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From this reading IT did not happen until three days later that Thorpe's opportunity to speak alone with Lady Cressage came.

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three

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From this reading IT did not happen until three days later that Thorpe's opportunity to speak alone with Lady Cressage came.

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times

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From this reading This was clearly due to the presence of the young people, and Thorpe congratulated himself many times each day upon the striking prescience he had shown in bringing them.

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to

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From this reading IT did not happen until three days later that Thorpe's opportunity to speak alone with Lady Cressage came.

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two

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From this reading In this brief period, the two parties seemed to have become fused in a remarkable intimacy.

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unaffectedly

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From this reading Both the ladies unaffectedly liked Julia; so much so that they seemed unwilling to make any plans which did not include her.

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uncle

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until

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unwilling

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From this reading Both the ladies unaffectedly liked Julia; so much so that they seemed unwilling to make any plans which did not include her.

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upon

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From this reading This was clearly due to the presence of the young people, and Thorpe congratulated himself many times each day upon the striking prescience he had shown in bringing them.

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was

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went

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where

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which

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willing

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with

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young

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