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Chapter 22 of Hills of Han: A Romantic Incident is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.” Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke. “Is the fighting really over?” he asked. “Oh, yes!” “But why?
Chapter 22 of Hills of Han: A Romantic Incident is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading ““Is the fighting really over?” he asked.”
pleasant-smelling
From this reading “Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.”
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading “WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.””
set afire or burning
From this reading “Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.”
affording physical relief
From this reading “Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.”
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading “Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.”
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In this reading “Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.”
In this reading “WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.””
temporarily
In this reading “Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Is the fighting really over?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But why?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
without stop or interruption
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
in an impressively expansive manner
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “Is the fighting really over?” he asked.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
pleasant-smelling
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Is the fighting really over?” he asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is the fighting really over?” he asked.
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
set afire or burning
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
a particular point in time
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Is the fighting really over?” he asked.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Is the fighting really over?” he asked.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
affording physical relief
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
(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 WELL,” continued Mr. Po expansively, “I've certainly had a pretty kettle of fish about my ears.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “But why?
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes!”
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading Brachey filled and lighted his pipe, and yielded his senses for a moment to the soothing effect of the fragrant smoke.
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