Hervey Willetts

Chapter III

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THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

“Thank you.

Now, Hervey, we’ve been talking over your case for some time and it was lately decided that since the end of the season was close at hand there was no need of putting on you the stigma of dismissal.

Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.”

“He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

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Chapter III Reading 1/14

Hervey Willetts Percy Keese Fitzhugh

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Hervey Willetts is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey. “Thank you. Now, Hervey, we’ve been talking over your case for some time and it was lately decided that since the end of the season was close at hand there was no need of putting on you the stigma of dismissal. Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.” “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

Hervey Willetts

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Hervey Willetts is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

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“Thank you.

/θæŋk juː/

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Line 4

Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.”

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“He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

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decision noun US /dɪˈsɪʒən/

the act of making up your mind about something

From this reading “Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.””

dismissal noun US /dɪˈsmɪsəl/

a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial

From this reading “Now, Hervey, we’ve been talking over your case for some time and it was lately decided that since the end of the season was close at hand there was no need of putting on you the stigma of dismissal.”

keepers noun US /ˈkiːpərz/

plural of “keeper” — someone in charge of other people

lately adverb US /ˈleɪtli/

in the recent past

responsible adjective US /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/

worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable

From this reading “Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.””

stigma noun US /ˈstɪɡmə/

the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

stunt noun US /stʌnt/

a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention

From this reading “THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.”

Wainwright noun US /ˈweɪnraɪt/

a wagon maker

From this reading “THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.”

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some time adjective + noun

In this reading “Now, Hervey, we’ve been talking over your case for some time and it was lately decided that since the end of the season was close at hand there was no need of putting on you the stigma of dismissal.”

at hand preposition + noun

close in space; within reach

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Now, Hervey, we’ve been talking over your case for some time and it was lately decided that since the end of the season was close at hand there was no need of putting on you the stigma of dismissal.

anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

dareverbUS /der/

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

recognizable; marked

decisionnounUS /dɪˈsɪʒən/

the act of making up your mind about something

From this reading Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.”

dismissalnounUS /dɪˈsmɪsəl/

a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial

don't

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From this reading “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.”

Hervey

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From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

I've

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From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

keepersnounUS /ˈkiːpərz/

plural of “keeper” — someone in charge of other people

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

knowsnounUS /noʊz/

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

LASTadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

latelyadverbUS /ˈleɪtli/

in the recent past

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.”

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

responsibleadjectiveUS /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/

worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable

From this reading Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.”

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.”

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

Slade

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From this reading Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.”

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

stigmanounUS /ˈstɪɡmə/

the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

STUNTnounUS /stʌnt/

a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/

an exchange of ideas via conversation

ThankverbUS /θæŋk/

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading “Thank you.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.”

TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading Tom Slade was responsible for that decision; he seems to like you.”

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

WainwrightnounUS /ˈweɪnraɪt/

a wagon maker

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

we've

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WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

wouldn't

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From this reading “He knows I wouldn’t take a dare from anybody,” said Hervey; “I don’t care what it is.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE LAST STUNT “Well, Hervey,” said Mr. Wainwright, “being one of the _keepers_, as you call us----” “I’ve got nothing against _you_,” said Hervey.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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