Chapter 20 of Hervey Willetts is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Hervey Willetts is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table. “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve. I think after this we’ll call you the missionary, eh mother? Shall we call him the missionary? The scout worker!
Chapter 20 of Hervey Willetts is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading ““You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.”
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading “I think after this we’ll call you the missionary, eh mother?”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “The scout worker!”
English composer (1902-1983)
From this reading “OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.”
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading “The scout worker!”
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.
a table where breakfast is eaten
In this reading “OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.”
In this reading ““You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.”
In this reading “OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.”
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 OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
later than; following
From this reading I think after this we’ll call you the missionary, eh mother?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I think after this we’ll call you the missionary, eh mother?
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think after this we’ll call you the missionary, eh mother?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shall we call him the missionary?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think after this we’ll call you the missionary, eh mother?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading I think after this we’ll call you the missionary, eh mother?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I think after this we’ll call you the missionary, eh mother?
a form of address for a man
From this reading OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
except for; apart from
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The scout worker!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we call him the missionary?
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
carry out
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think after this we’ll call you the missionary, eh mother?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I think after this we’ll call you the missionary, eh mother?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
English composer (1902-1983)
From this reading OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shall we call him the missionary?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think after this we’ll call you the missionary, eh mother?
(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 OMINOUS “Well, that’s a pretty good joke,” said Mr. Walton at the breakfast table.
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading The scout worker!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You take my advice and save it for next summer up at camp, Herve.
Chapter 20 of Hervey Willetts by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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 20 holds 62 sentences of Hervey Willetts, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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