Chapter 12 of Twilight is here in full — 595 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Twilight is here in full — 595 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again. Tuesday he got that fateful telegram: Stevens seen man hanging about house, shabby peering man. Questioned cook. Sick with fear.
Chapter 12 of Twilight is here in full — 595 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading “Tuesday he got that fateful telegram:”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “Stevens seen man hanging about house, shabby peering man.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Questioned cook.”
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading “Stevens seen man hanging about house, shabby peering man.”
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading “Stevens seen man hanging about house, shabby peering man.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Tuesday he got that fateful telegram:”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “Tuesday he got that fateful telegram:”
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.
In this reading “On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.”
move upward
In this reading “On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Stevens seen man hanging about house, shabby peering man.
anew
From this reading On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Questioned cook.
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading Tuesday he got that fateful telegram:
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Sick with fear.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Tuesday he got that fateful telegram:
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Stevens seen man hanging about house, shabby peering man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Stevens seen man hanging about house, shabby peering man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Stevens seen man hanging about house, shabby peering man.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Stevens seen man hanging about house, shabby peering man.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Questioned cook.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Stevens seen man hanging about house, shabby peering man.
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading Stevens seen man hanging about house, shabby peering man.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Sick with fear.
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading Stevens seen man hanging about house, shabby peering man.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Tuesday he got that fateful telegram:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tuesday he got that fateful telegram:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Tuesday he got that fateful telegram:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sick with fear.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading On Monday morning he went up to town without seeing her again.
Chapter 12 of Twilight by Julia Frankau holds 595 sentences, grouped into 119 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 595 sentences of Twilight, unabridged, divided into 119 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Twilight by Julia Frankau exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 595 sentences, grouped into 119 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.
Work through the 119 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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