Chapter 12 of The Purple Pennant is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Purple Pennant is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen. I was too busy getting away from there to look back. I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along. Where Lanny and Morris got to I don’t know. Maybe they’re still running!”
Chapter 12 of The Purple Pennant is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 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.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “I was too busy getting away from there to look back.”
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
enclose with a fence
From this reading “I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.”
come to pass
From this reading “ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe they’re still running!””
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “Where Lanny and Morris got to I don’t know.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.”
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.
In this reading “I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.”
travel across or pass over
In this reading “I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.”
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.”
In this reading “I was too busy getting away from there to look back.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.”
In this reading “I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.”
look towards one's back
In this reading “I was too busy getting away from there to look back.”
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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
later than; following
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I was too busy getting away from there to look back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I was too busy getting away from there to look back.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading I was too busy getting away from there to look back.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
enclose with a fence
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was too busy getting away from there to look back.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I was too busy getting away from there to look back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
come to pass
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
and nothing more
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where Lanny and Morris got to I don’t know.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I was too busy getting away from there to look back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
by chance
From this reading Maybe they’re still running!”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading Where Lanny and Morris got to I don’t know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Maybe they’re still running!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
in the near future
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
not in physical motion
From this reading Maybe they’re still running!”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I was too busy getting away from there to look back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe they’re still running!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was too busy getting away from there to look back.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I was too busy getting away from there to look back.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was too busy getting away from there to look back.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I cut across an open field and got into the shadow of the fence on Louise Street and pretty soon Way came along.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ON DICK’S PORCH “After that,” said Gordon, “I don’t know just what did happen.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where Lanny and Morris got to I don’t know.
Chapter 12 of The Purple Pennant by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 193 sentences of The Purple Pennant, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Purple Pennant by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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