Chapter 1 of Harry Heathcote of Gangoil is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Harry Heathcote of Gangoil is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NIGHT’S RIDE. Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate. Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start. “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly. “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
Chapter 1 of Harry Heathcote of Gangoil is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.”
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading ““It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “A NIGHT’S RIDE.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.”
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading “Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.”
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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 NIGHT’S RIDE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
for the reason that
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
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From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
a young female
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
and nothing more
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT’S RIDE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading A NIGHT’S RIDE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
Chapter 1 of Harry Heathcote of Gangoil by Anthony Trollope holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 209 sentences of Harry Heathcote of Gangoil, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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