Chapter 4 of Hector Graeme is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Hector Graeme is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet. Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same." "Who’s riding him, Bob?" "Having a go myself. Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
Chapter 4 of Hector Graeme is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give advice to
From this reading “Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."”
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “"Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.”
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “"Who’s riding him, Bob?"”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “"Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.”
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.
rise to one's feet
In this reading “"Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.”
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 Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."
give advice to
From this reading Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Who’s riding him, Bob?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."
a quad with a square body
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Having a go myself.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Having a go myself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading "Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Having a go myself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
on the contrary
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading "Who’s riding him, Bob?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading "Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Must be one of the regiment, you know, which gives me rather a pull; give most of ’em seven pounds at least."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who’s riding him, Bob?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "Moral, if he stands up, and he’s never fallen yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Got a pot on him, advise you fellows to do the same."
Chapter 4 of Hector Graeme by Evelyn Brentwood holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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