Chapter 12 of The Quest: A Romance is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Quest: A Romance is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news. I’m sorry. "Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness. Strange news is better. To be brief, Ste.
Chapter 12 of The Quest: A Romance is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “To be brief, Ste.”
established by conditioning or learning
From this reading “"Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.”
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading “"Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “"Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “"Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “"Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.”
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “"Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I’m sorry.”
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In this reading “"Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be brief, Ste.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Strange news is better.
of short duration or distance
From this reading To be brief, Ste.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
established by conditioning or learning
From this reading "Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m sorry.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading "Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I’m sorry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be brief, Ste.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange news is better.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Perhaps," he conditioned, "bad news is putting it with too much seriousness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you see," said Hartley, "I came at this impossible hour to bring you some bad news.
Chapter 12 of The Quest: A Romance by Justus Miles Forman holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of The Quest: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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