Chapter 21 of Hervey Willetts is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of Hervey Willetts is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISTANT RUMBLINGS “Now Hervey, where have you been?” “Gee, didn’t I tell you? I went to the second show.” “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are. If you want to go to the movies you must go to the first show.
Chapter 21 of Hervey Willetts is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading “DISTANT RUMBLINGS “Now Hervey, where have you been?””
being one more than ten
From this reading ““It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading ““Gee, didn’t I tell you?”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading ““It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.”
plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading “If you want to go to the movies you must go to the first show.”
according to the clock
plural of “rumbling” — a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading “DISTANT RUMBLINGS “Now Hervey, where have you been?””
English composer (1902-1983)
From this reading ““It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.”
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later than; following
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DISTANT RUMBLINGS “Now Hervey, where have you been?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gee, didn’t I tell you?
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading DISTANT RUMBLINGS “Now Hervey, where have you been?”
being one more than ten
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading If you want to go to the movies you must go to the first show.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee, didn’t I tell you?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If you want to go to the movies you must go to the first show.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DISTANT RUMBLINGS “Now Hervey, where have you been?”
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From this reading DISTANT RUMBLINGS “Now Hervey, where have you been?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Gee, didn’t I tell you?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you want to go to the movies you must go to the first show.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading If you want to go to the movies you must go to the first show.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If you want to go to the movies you must go to the first show.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading DISTANT RUMBLINGS “Now Hervey, where have you been?”
according to the clock
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
plural of “rumbling” — a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading DISTANT RUMBLINGS “Now Hervey, where have you been?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I went to the second show.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I went to the second show.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
express in words
From this reading “Gee, didn’t I tell you?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I went to the second show.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to the second show.”
English composer (1902-1983)
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If you want to go to the movies you must go to the first show.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to the second show.”
in or at the place that
From this reading DISTANT RUMBLINGS “Now Hervey, where have you been?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It’s after eleven o’clock,” said Mr. Walton, “and you know you musn’t stay out till that time without our knowing where you are.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DISTANT RUMBLINGS “Now Hervey, where have you been?”
Chapter 21 of Hervey Willetts by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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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