Chapter 12 of The Twa Miss Dawsons is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The Twa Miss Dawsons is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O! Geordie! Oh! my son!" He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness. "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
Chapter 12 of The Twa Miss Dawsons is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “"Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.”
a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
From this reading “Geordie!”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “"Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “"Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “"Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.”
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.
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “"Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.”
In this reading “"Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.”
In this reading “He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
From this reading Geordie!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
set down according to a plan
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh! my son!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! my son!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
a male human offspring
From this reading Oh! my son!"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He did not know that he spoke the words aloud, but they were heard, and a hand was laid on his in the darkness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Miss Jean thinks you should come into the house, for you must be cold and wet," said Marion Calderwood.
Chapter 12 of The Twa Miss Dawsons by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 425 sentences of The Twa Miss Dawsons, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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