Chapter 8 of H.M.I. is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of H.M.I. is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
H.M.I. JUDGE (_pianissimo_): “It was managed by a job.” ALL: “And a good job too.”--W. S. Gilbert. I returned to the hunt after the elusive brief. The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.
Chapter 8 of H.M.I. is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
of short duration or distance
From this reading “I returned to the hunt after the elusive brief.”
difficult to describe
From this reading “I returned to the hunt after the elusive brief.”
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading “The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “ALL: “And a good job too.”--W. S. Gilbert.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “I returned to the hunt after the elusive brief.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “JUDGE (_pianissimo_): “It was managed by a job.””
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.”
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.
In this reading “ALL: “And a good job too.”--W. S. Gilbert.”
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 JUDGE (_pianissimo_): “It was managed by a job.”
later than; following
From this reading I returned to the hunt after the elusive brief.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading ALL: “And a good job too.”--W. S. Gilbert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALL: “And a good job too.”--W. S. Gilbert.
of short duration or distance
From this reading I returned to the hunt after the elusive brief.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JUDGE (_pianissimo_): “It was managed by a job.”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.
difficult to describe
From this reading I returned to the hunt after the elusive brief.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading ALL: “And a good job too.”--W. S. Gilbert.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ALL: “And a good job too.”--W. S. Gilbert.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading H.M.I.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading I returned to the hunt after the elusive brief.
someone who hunts game
From this reading The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading H.M.I.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JUDGE (_pianissimo_): “It was managed by a job.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading JUDGE (_pianissimo_): “It was managed by a job.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading JUDGE (_pianissimo_): “It was managed by a job.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading H.M.I.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading JUDGE (_pianissimo_): “It was managed by a job.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.
(music) low loudness
From this reading JUDGE (_pianissimo_): “It was managed by a job.”
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I returned to the hunt after the elusive brief.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ALL: “And a good job too.”--W. S. Gilbert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I returned to the hunt after the elusive brief.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The life of this class of hunter is familiar to readers of fiction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I returned to the hunt after the elusive brief.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading ALL: “And a good job too.”--W. S. Gilbert.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading ALL: “And a good job too.”--W. S. Gilbert.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JUDGE (_pianissimo_): “It was managed by a job.”
Chapter 8 of H.M.I. by E. M. (Edmund McKenzie) Sneyd-Kynnersley holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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 8 holds 69 sentences of H.M.I., unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of H.M.I. by E. M. (Edmund McKenzie) Sneyd-Kynnersley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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.
Work through the 14 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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