Chapter 12 of The Trial of Callista Blake is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Trial of Callista Blake is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do? I don't know yet, Jimmy. There's an answer and we'll find it somehow. Likely it will be you that finds it, and not myself. I don't know.
Chapter 12 of The Trial of Callista Blake is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “There's an answer and we'll find it somehow.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?”
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading “"Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “Likely it will be you that finds it, and not myself.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “I don't know yet, Jimmy.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “Likely it will be you that finds it, and not myself.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Likely it will be you that finds it, and not myself.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “There's an answer and we'll find it somehow.”
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 “"Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There's an answer and we'll find it somehow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
react verbally
From this reading There's an answer and we'll find it somehow.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Likely it will be you that finds it, and not myself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading There's an answer and we'll find it somehow.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading Likely it will be you that finds it, and not myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know yet, Jimmy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There's an answer and we'll find it somehow.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading I don't know yet, Jimmy.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know yet, Jimmy.
immediately past
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Likely it will be you that finds it, and not myself.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Likely it will be you that finds it, and not myself.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Likely it will be you that finds it, and not myself.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading There's an answer and we'll find it somehow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Likely it will be you that finds it, and not myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's an answer and we'll find it somehow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's an answer and we'll find it somehow.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Likely it will be you that finds it, and not myself.
but in spite of that
From this reading I don't know yet, Jimmy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't look distressed, as you did last night, and ask me, what are we to do?
Chapter 12 of The Trial of Callista Blake by Edgar Pangborn holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of The Trial of Callista Blake, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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