Chapter 8 of A Knight on Wheels is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Knight on Wheels is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go. Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up. "Hallo, Pegs!" he said breathlessly. Miss Falconer greeted him coldly. "Hallo!" she replied.
Chapter 8 of A Knight on Wheels is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a breathless manner
From this reading “"Hallo, Pegs!" he said breathlessly.”
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading “Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.”
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading “THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.”
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
From this reading “Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.”
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading “THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.”
plural of “peg” — a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “"Hallo, Pegs!" he said breathlessly.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
in a breathless manner
From this reading "Hallo, Pegs!" he said breathlessly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
From this reading Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hallo, Pegs!" he said breathlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
plural of “peg” — a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading "Hallo, Pegs!" he said breathlessly.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Hallo!" she replied.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hallo, Pegs!" he said breathlessly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hallo!" she replied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
Chapter 8 of A Knight on Wheels by Ian Hay holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 8 holds 217 sentences of A Knight on Wheels, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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