Chapter 23 of Highacres is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Highacres is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THIRD VIOLINIST "Hello! Is that you, Gyp? I want Centre 2115, please. Is this Mr. Westley's house? Is that _you_, Gyp?....
Chapter 23 of Highacres is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “I want Centre 2115, please.”
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading “Is that you, Gyp?”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “THE THIRD VIOLINIST "Hello!”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Is this Mr. Westley's house?”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “I want Centre 2115, please.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “THE THIRD VIOLINIST "Hello!”
a musician who plays the violin
From this reading “THE THIRD VIOLINIST "Hello!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want Centre 2115, please.”
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From this reading I want Centre 2115, please.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading I want Centre 2115, please.
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading Is that you, Gyp?
an expression of greeting
From this reading THE THIRD VIOLINIST "Hello!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Is this Mr. Westley's house?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want Centre 2115, please.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that you, Gyp?
a form of address for a man
From this reading Is this Mr. Westley's house?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I want Centre 2115, please.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that you, Gyp?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIRD VIOLINIST "Hello!
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE THIRD VIOLINIST "Hello!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this Mr. Westley's house?
a musician who plays the violin
From this reading THE THIRD VIOLINIST "Hello!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want Centre 2115, please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is this Mr. Westley's house?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is that you, Gyp?
Chapter 23 of Highacres by Jane Abbott holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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 23 holds 181 sentences of Highacres, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Highacres by Jane Abbott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
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