Chapter 2 of Andivius Hedulio is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Andivius Hedulio is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley. I looked where he pointed. "That will be Entedius Hirnio," I said. "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity." "How far beyond Vediamnum does he live?"
Chapter 2 of Andivius Hedulio is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.”
any joyous diversion
From this reading “"Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."”
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (“furthest” is used more often than “farthest” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “"Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “"Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."”
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading “A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “"Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."”
having a point
From this reading “I looked where he pointed.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.”
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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 A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That will be Entedius Hirnio," I said.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "How far beyond Vediamnum does he live?"
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How far beyond Vediamnum does he live?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That will be Entedius Hirnio," I said.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "How far beyond Vediamnum does he live?"
any joyous diversion
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (“furthest” is used more often than “farthest” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I looked where he pointed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That will be Entedius Hirnio," I said.
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How far beyond Vediamnum does he live?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked where he pointed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
and nothing more
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "How far beyond Vediamnum does he live?"
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked where he pointed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
having a point
From this reading I looked where he pointed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That will be Entedius Hirnio," I said.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That will be Entedius Hirnio," I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Of my dinner guests he lives furthest away and so he always comes in first to any festivity."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading A COUNTRY DINNER Just then Tanno caught sight of a horseman approaching up the valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How far beyond Vediamnum does he live?"
in or at the place that
From this reading I looked where he pointed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That will be Entedius Hirnio," I said.
Chapter 2 of Andivius Hedulio by Edward Lucas White holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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 2 holds 295 sentences of Andivius Hedulio, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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