Chapter 12 of There is a tide is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of There is a tide is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She must take a pull on herself, she must look around. This was a powerful question. There were many implications. But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not. “Sorry to rush my fences like this.”
Chapter 12 of There is a tide is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.”
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading “But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.”
plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading ““Sorry to rush my fences like this.””
plural of “implication” — something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
From this reading “There were many implications.”
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading “This was a powerful question.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “She must take a pull on herself, she must look around.”
move hurridly
From this reading ““Sorry to rush my fences like this.””
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““Sorry to rush my fences like this.””
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.
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in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted
In this reading “But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.”
look about oneself
In this reading “She must take a pull on herself, she must look around.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She must take a pull on herself, she must look around.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She must take a pull on herself, she must look around.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
divisible by two
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading “Sorry to rush my fences like this.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She must take a pull on herself, she must look around.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
plural of “implication” — something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
From this reading There were many implications.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Sorry to rush my fences like this.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She must take a pull on herself, she must look around.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There were many implications.
a particular point in time
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must take a pull on herself, she must look around.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Sorry to rush my fences like this.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She must take a pull on herself, she must look around.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading This was a powerful question.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading She must take a pull on herself, she must look around.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading This was a powerful question.
move hurridly
From this reading “Sorry to rush my fences like this.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must take a pull on herself, she must look around.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Sorry to rush my fences like this.”
carry out
From this reading She must take a pull on herself, she must look around.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were many implications.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a powerful question.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Sorry to rush my fences like this.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a powerful question.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were many implications.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why bother her head about them, even if at this moment she was capable of doing so, which beyond a doubt she was not.
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