Chapter 12 of The Puppet Crown is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Puppet Crown is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure. When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay. He wondered at the desire which suddenly manifested itself. Fly? Why should he fly?
Chapter 12 of The Puppet Crown is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure.”
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading “Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Fly?”
past form of “manifest” — provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading “He wondered at the desire which suddenly manifested itself.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.”
more quickly
From this reading “When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “He wondered at the desire which suddenly manifested itself.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
Having no one else present.
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
the act of departing
From this reading Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading He wondered at the desire which suddenly manifested itself.
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Fly?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He wondered at the desire which suddenly manifested itself.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
past form of “manifest” — provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading He wondered at the desire which suddenly manifested itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
more quickly
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
cut with a saw
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should he fly?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He wondered at the desire which suddenly manifested itself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Some time passed before Fitzgerald became aware of Maurice's departure.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
at the time that
From this reading When he saw that he and Madame were alone, he said nothing, but pulled all the quicker at his clay.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He wondered at the desire which suddenly manifested itself.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should he fly?
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He wondered at the desire which suddenly manifested itself.
Chapter 12 of The Puppet Crown by Harold MacGrath holds 359 sentences, grouped into 72 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.
Chapter 12 holds 359 sentences of The Puppet Crown, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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