Chapter 12 of Wastralls: A Novel 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 Wastralls: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, I shouldn’t go quarrellin’. With ’im quietness is the best noise. Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is." She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm. "I’m sorry for the poor chap.
Chapter 12 of Wastralls: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
From this reading “She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"I’m sorry for the poor chap.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “With ’im quietness is the best noise.”
the property of making no sound
From this reading “With ’im quietness is the best noise.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is."”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"I’m sorry for the poor chap.”
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 “"I’m sorry for the poor chap.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.
any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
From this reading She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading With ’im quietness is the best noise.
a boy or man
From this reading "I’m sorry for the poor chap.
without stop or interruption
From this reading She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.
let fall to the ground
From this reading She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I’m sorry for the poor chap.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh, I shouldn’t go quarrellin’.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I shouldn’t go quarrellin’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’m sorry for the poor chap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With ’im quietness is the best noise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With ’im quietness is the best noise.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is."
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading With ’im quietness is the best noise.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I shouldn’t go quarrellin’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "I’m sorry for the poor chap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I shouldn’t go quarrellin’.
the property of making no sound
From this reading With ’im quietness is the best noise.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I shouldn’t go quarrellin’.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I’m sorry for the poor chap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With ’im quietness is the best noise.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She looked kindly at the man and continued to drop balm.
at the time that
From this reading Let’s ’ope ’e’ll be more sensible when ’e knows ’ow things is."
in the company of; together with
From this reading With ’im quietness is the best noise.
Chapter 12 of Wastralls: A Novel by C. A. (Catharine Amy) Dawson Scott 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.
Chapter 12 holds 404 sentences of Wastralls: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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