Chapter 12 of At Large is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of At Large is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pinckney quailed, and gave way. The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill. On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round. The people on the steps were moving. Their number had increased.
Chapter 12 of At Large is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a beckoning gesture
From this reading “On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.”
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.”
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading “On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.”
with the head foremost
From this reading “The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.”
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading “Their number had increased.”
in motion
From this reading “The people on the steps were moving.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.”
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 “The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.”
In this reading “On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.”
In this reading “On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.”
move in order to make room for someone for something
In this reading “Pinckney quailed, and gave way.”
In this reading “The people on the steps were moving.”
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.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pinckney quailed, and gave way.
a beckoning gesture
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Pinckney quailed, and gave way.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their number had increased.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
with the head foremost
From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading Their number had increased.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
a particular point in time
From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
in motion
From this reading The people on the steps were moving.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Their number had increased.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people on the steps were moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pinckney quailed, and gave way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pinckney quailed, and gave way.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The people on the steps were moving.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their number had increased.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Pinckney quailed, and gave way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people on the steps were moving.
Chapter 12 of At Large by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of At Large, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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