Chapter 6 of A Knight on Wheels is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Knight on Wheels is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working. One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle. "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day." "More fool you," was the genial response. "What were you talking about?"
Chapter 6 of A Knight on Wheels is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.”
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading “"More fool you," was the genial response.”
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading “"Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “"Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."”
a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
From this reading “RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.”
a result
From this reading “"More fool you," was the genial response.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.”
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a youthful female person
In this reading “"Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."”
In this reading “One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.”
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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 One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What were you talking about?"
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
later than; following
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "More fool you," was the genial response.
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading "More fool you," was the genial response.
a young female
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
From this reading RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "More fool you," was the genial response.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.
a result
From this reading "More fool you," was the genial response.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uncle Joseph," he said, "I was talking to a little girl on Hampstead Heath to-day."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading One evening after tea Philip took a big breath and addressed his uncle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What were you talking about?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What were you talking about?"
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading RENOVARE DOLOREM THE leaven was working.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "More fool you," was the genial response.
Chapter 6 of A Knight on Wheels by Ian Hay holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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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