Chapter 12 of The Quickening is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Quickening is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember." The answer came brokenly. "I was ashamed--you don't believe hit, but hit's so. I allowed it was _her_ money. When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
Chapter 12 of The Quickening is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
affirming or giving assent
From this reading “Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."”
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “I allowed it was _her_ money.”
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “"I was ashamed--you don't believe hit, but hit's so.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"I was ashamed--you don't believe hit, but hit's so.”
express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
affirming or giving assent
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I allowed it was _her_ money.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
react verbally
From this reading The answer came brokenly.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading "I was ashamed--you don't believe hit, but hit's so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I was ashamed--you don't believe hit, but hit's so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The answer came brokenly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I was ashamed--you don't believe hit, but hit's so.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The answer came brokenly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was ashamed--you don't believe hit, but hit's so.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
cause to move by striking
From this reading "I was ashamed--you don't believe hit, but hit's so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was ashamed--you don't believe hit, but hit's so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was ashamed--you don't believe hit, but hit's so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I allowed it was _her_ money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
and nothing more
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I allowed it was _her_ money.
not any; not one
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
express or signify by nodding
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
To recall to mind.
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
precisely, exactly
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I was ashamed--you don't believe hit, but hit's so.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
express in words
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The answer came brokenly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
at the time that
From this reading When I made out like I'd run off, she said, 'No; it's his money 'at's bein' spent for you, and you have a right to it.'"
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Her nod was affirmative, and he went on: "Tell me just what she said; word for word, if you can remember."
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