Chapter 12 of The old Stanfield house is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The old Stanfield house is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Honey, are you there?" Calista sprang to the window and put her head out. "Oh, Chloe, is it you? I thought every one had left me." "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
Chapter 12 of The old Stanfield house is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “"Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “"Honey, are you there?"”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “I thought every one had left me."”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “"Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “"Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.”
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.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Honey, are you there?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Chloe, is it you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading "Honey, are you there?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Chloe, is it you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Chloe, is it you?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Chloe, is it you?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
express in words
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" said Chloe, addressing nobody in particular.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Honey, are you there?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought every one had left me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Calista sprang to the window and put her head out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Honey, are you there?"
Chapter 12 of The old Stanfield house by Lucy Ellen Guernsey holds 408 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 408 sentences of The old Stanfield house, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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