Chapter 1 of Hawtrey's Deputy is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Hawtrey's Deputy is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
Chapter 1 of Hawtrey's Deputy is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/5 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “_Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “_Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “_Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."”
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading “_Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."”
a particular point in time
From this reading “_Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “_Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “_Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."”
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.
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
immediately past
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
a particular point in time
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
having passed out of existence
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of "The Impostor," "The Liberationist," etc._ "In another moment Wyllard's last doubt vanished, and he sprang forward with a gasp."
Chapter 1 of Hawtrey's Deputy by Harold Bindloss holds 25 sentences, grouped into 5 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 1 holds 25 sentences of Hawtrey's Deputy, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Hawtrey's Deputy by Harold Bindloss exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 25 sentences, grouped into 5 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 5 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 5 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Hawtrey's Deputy by Harold Bindloss on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5984 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #27601 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #27601, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 498 minutes of reading across 1197 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Hawtrey's Deputy section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 32 chapters of Hawtrey's Deputy to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Hawtrey's Deputy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
