Chapter 12 of The Necromancers is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Necromancers is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Am I to speak to him straight out? And what shall I tell Father Mahon?" "You must use your judgment. Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him. Miss Deronnais, I must give you another warning."
Chapter 12 of The Necromancers is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “"You must use your judgment.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.”
-ing form of “obsess” — haunt like a ghost; pursue
From this reading “Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “"Am I to speak to him straight out?”
the act of using
From this reading “"You must use your judgment.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “Miss Deronnais, I must give you another warning."”
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.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I to speak to him straight out?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what shall I tell Father Mahon?"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Miss Deronnais, I must give you another warning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Deronnais, I must give you another warning."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And what shall I tell Father Mahon?"
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Miss Deronnais, I must give you another warning."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Am I to speak to him straight out?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I to speak to him straight out?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading "You must use your judgment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And what shall I tell Father Mahon?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Deronnais, I must give you another warning."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must use your judgment.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
-ing form of “obsess” — haunt like a ghost; pursue
From this reading Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Am I to speak to him straight out?
To recall to mind.
From this reading Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And what shall I tell Father Mahon?"
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
express in speech
From this reading "Am I to speak to him straight out?
successive (without a break)
From this reading "Am I to speak to him straight out?
express in words
From this reading And what shall I tell Father Mahon?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
a special situation
From this reading Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Am I to speak to him straight out?
the act of using
From this reading "You must use your judgment.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Miss Deronnais, I must give you another warning."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what shall I tell Father Mahon?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must use your judgment.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must use your judgment.
Chapter 12 of The Necromancers by Robert Hugh Benson holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 398 sentences of The Necromancers, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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