Chapter 18 of The Twelfth Hour is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Twelfth Hour is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FELICITY'S ENGAGEMENTS "Is Lady Chetwode at home?" Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on. "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately." "Very well, sir." "I won't get out, Greenstock.
Chapter 18 of The Twelfth Hour is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “FELICITY'S ENGAGEMENTS "Is Lady Chetwode at home?"”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “"Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."”
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
From this reading “Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.”
a brief written record
From this reading “"Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."”
communicated in the form of words
From this reading “"Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."”
a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
From this reading “Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.”
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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 Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
react verbally
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FELICITY'S ENGAGEMENTS "Is Lady Chetwode at home?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FELICITY'S ENGAGEMENTS "Is Lady Chetwode at home?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading FELICITY'S ENGAGEMENTS "Is Lady Chetwode at home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FELICITY'S ENGAGEMENTS "Is Lady Chetwode at home?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I won't get out, Greenstock.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading FELICITY'S ENGAGEMENTS "Is Lady Chetwode at home?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't get out, Greenstock.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FELICITY'S ENGAGEMENTS "Is Lady Chetwode at home?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading FELICITY'S ENGAGEMENTS "Is Lady Chetwode at home?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
a brief written record
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I won't get out, Greenstock.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Very well, sir."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
communicated in the form of words
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well, sir."
(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 "Very well, sir."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
which person or people
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
From this reading Before Greenstock, who seemed about to give a negative answer, could reply, Wilton went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I won't get out, Greenstock.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes, she _must_ be at home; please ask her to read this note, and send me down a verbal answer immediately."
Chapter 18 of The Twelfth Hour by Ada Leverson holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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 18 holds 235 sentences of The Twelfth Hour, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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