Chapter 12 of The Unseen Bridegroom is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Unseen Bridegroom is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"BLACK MASK"--"WHITE MASK." "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently. "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight. How did you escape?" "I didn't escape," said Mollie.
Chapter 12 of The Unseen Bridegroom is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “"Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “"Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “"Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “"Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “"BLACK MASK"--"WHITE MASK."”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “"I didn't escape," said Mollie.”
injurious to physical or mental health
From this reading “"Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.”
plural of “owl” — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “"Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "BLACK MASK"--"WHITE MASK."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did you escape?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't escape," said Mollie.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading How did you escape?"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did you escape?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading "BLACK MASK"--"WHITE MASK."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "I didn't escape," said Mollie.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
injurious to physical or mental health
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
plural of “owl” — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I didn't escape," said Mollie.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
a Caucasian
From this reading "BLACK MASK"--"WHITE MASK."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How did you escape?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.
Chapter 12 of The Unseen Bridegroom by May Agnes Fleming holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 217 sentences of The Unseen Bridegroom, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Unseen Bridegroom by May Agnes Fleming exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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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