Chapter 10 of H. R. is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of H. R. is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Andrew Barrett beamed. At last, millions! All New York using sandwiches at regular rates! H. R. looked at his lieutenant and smiled forgivingly. After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.
Chapter 10 of H. R. is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading “Andrew Barrett beamed.”
possessive form of “andrew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading “After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.”
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading “Andrew Barrett beamed.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “H. R. looked at his lieutenant and smiled forgivingly.”
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “At last, millions!”
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “All New York using sandwiches at regular rates!”
plural of “sandwich” — two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading “All New York using sandwiches at regular rates!”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “All New York using sandwiches at regular rates!”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “H. R. looked at his lieutenant and smiled forgivingly.”
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later than; following
From this reading After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All New York using sandwiches at regular rates!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading H. R. looked at his lieutenant and smiled forgivingly.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading Andrew Barrett beamed.
possessive form of “andrew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, millions!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrew Barrett beamed.
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading Andrew Barrett beamed.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.
with forgiveness; in a forgiving manner
From this reading H. R. looked at his lieutenant and smiled forgivingly.
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 H. R. looked at his lieutenant and smiled forgivingly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading H. R. looked at his lieutenant and smiled forgivingly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.
immediately past
From this reading At last, millions!
a commissioned military officer
From this reading H. R. looked at his lieutenant and smiled forgivingly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading H. R. looked at his lieutenant and smiled forgivingly.
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading At last, millions!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading All New York using sandwiches at regular rates!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.
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 H. R. looked at his lieutenant and smiled forgivingly.
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading All New York using sandwiches at regular rates!
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading All New York using sandwiches at regular rates!
plural of “sandwich” — two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading All New York using sandwiches at regular rates!
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading H. R. looked at his lieutenant and smiled forgivingly.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.
the season of growth
From this reading After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading All New York using sandwiches at regular rates!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, it was not Andrew's fault that the spring was not in his soul.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading All New York using sandwiches at regular rates!
Chapter 10 of H. R. by Edwin Lefevre holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 409 sentences of H. R., unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of H. R. by Edwin Lefevre exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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