Chapter 6 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, never mind! It's such a jolly place. You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on. Jump in, Freddie." "But, Arthur, are you quite sure it's proper?" said Mysie.
Chapter 6 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “"But, Arthur, are you quite sure it's proper?" said Mysie.”
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading “You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.”
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading “You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “It's such a jolly place.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Jump in, Freddie."”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “"But, Arthur, are you quite sure it's proper?" said Mysie.”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.”
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In this reading “You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.”
In this reading “"But, Arthur, are you quite sure it's proper?" said Mysie.”
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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 It's such a jolly place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But, Arthur, are you quite sure it's proper?" said Mysie.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "But, Arthur, are you quite sure it's proper?" said Mysie.
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Arthur, are you quite sure it's proper?" said Mysie.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jump in, Freddie."
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jump in, Freddie."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's such a jolly place.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading It's such a jolly place.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jump in, Freddie."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Oh, never mind!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, Arthur, are you quite sure it's proper?" said Mysie.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh, never mind!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, never mind!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
and nothing more
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It's such a jolly place.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "But, Arthur, are you quite sure it's proper?" said Mysie.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "But, Arthur, are you quite sure it's proper?" said Mysie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But, Arthur, are you quite sure it's proper?" said Mysie.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It's such a jolly place.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "But, Arthur, are you quite sure it's proper?" said Mysie.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can get a capital glass of beer there, and it's only fifty yards further on.
Chapter 6 of Hugh Crichton's Romance by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 6 holds 399 sentences of Hugh Crichton's Romance, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Hugh Crichton's Romance by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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