Chapter 12 of The Spruce Street Tragedy is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Spruce Street Tragedy is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BARNEY AND JAKE START FOR NEW YORK. "Oh, dear! oh, dear! What shall I do? What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress. "Do?" exclaimed Jake.
Chapter 12 of The Spruce Street Tragedy is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 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.
dearly loved
From this reading “"Oh, dear! oh, dear!”
psychological suffering
From this reading “What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Do?" exclaimed Jake.”
a young female
From this reading “What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.”
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “BARNEY AND JAKE START FOR NEW YORK.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “BARNEY AND JAKE START FOR NEW YORK.”
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 “What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.”
In this reading “What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.”
In this reading “BARNEY AND JAKE START FOR NEW YORK.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BARNEY AND JAKE START FOR NEW YORK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARNEY AND JAKE START FOR NEW YORK.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear! oh, dear!
psychological suffering
From this reading What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall I do?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Do?" exclaimed Jake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BARNEY AND JAKE START FOR NEW YORK.
a young female
From this reading What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What shall I do?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARNEY AND JAKE START FOR NEW YORK.
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading BARNEY AND JAKE START FOR NEW YORK.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear! oh, dear!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall I do?
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading BARNEY AND JAKE START FOR NEW YORK.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What shall I do?" moaned the poor girl in great distress.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall I do?
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading BARNEY AND JAKE START FOR NEW YORK.
Chapter 12 of The Spruce Street Tragedy by Norman L. [Publisher] Munro holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 87 sentences of The Spruce Street Tragedy, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Spruce Street Tragedy by Norman L. [Publisher] Munro exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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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