Chapter 5 of H. R. is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of H. R. is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do I?" Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down. This is only the beginning." Max sat down. He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
Chapter 5 of H. R. is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of profound love and admiration
From this reading “He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.”
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.”
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading “Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.”
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading “He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.”
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading “He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.”
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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the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
In this reading “Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.”
take a seat
In this reading “Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.”
In this reading “He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.”
In this reading “He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.”
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.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
a feeling of profound love and admiration
From this reading He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading This is only the beginning."
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do I?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do I?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is only the beginning."
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
and nothing more
From this reading This is only the beginning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Max sat down.
cut with a saw
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
be seated
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is only the beginning."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is only the beginning."
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
precisely as stated
From this reading He felt very much more like kneeling in adoration before this god of success.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
at the time that
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
belonging to which person
From this reading Max Onthemaker, able and indignant, was rushing to embrace H. R., on whose face he saw ten thousand front-page head-lines, when H. R. said, coldly: "Sit down.
Chapter 5 of H. R. by Edwin Lefevre holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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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