Chapter 12 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04, Fiction is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04, Fiction is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No." "For you. Oh, only for a moment. I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things. And I resolved to repay you by true friendship."
Chapter 12 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04, Fiction is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.”
in another and different manner
From this reading “I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.”
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading “I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.”
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “And I resolved to repay you by true friendship."”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.”
pay back
From this reading “And I resolved to repay you by true friendship."”
determined
From this reading “And I resolved to repay you by true friendship."”
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 Oh, only for a moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And I resolved to repay you by true friendship."
a young person of either sex
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
in another and different manner
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For you.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading And I resolved to repay you by true friendship."
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
held dear
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
a particular point in time
From this reading Oh, only for a moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
impressive in appearance
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, only for a moment.
and nothing more
From this reading Oh, only for a moment.
pay back
From this reading And I resolved to repay you by true friendship."
determined
From this reading And I resolved to repay you by true friendship."
in the near future
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I soon loved you differently for having corrected the spoilt child of its faults, for having directed my attention to noble and beautiful things.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading And I resolved to repay you by true friendship."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "For you.
Chapter 12 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04, Fiction by Arthur [Editor] Mee holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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