Chapter 7 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Arthur stopped at the landing. He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden. "Mr Arthur, you'll want help," cried Wood. "No," said Arthur, "she is very light. Go first, Mr Dickenson, and tell them."
Chapter 7 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 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 “Arthur stopped at the landing.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.”
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.”
firmly closed or secured
From this reading “He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “Arthur stopped at the landing.”
held up in the air
From this reading “He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Arthur stopped at the landing.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “"Mr Arthur, you'll want help," cried Wood.”
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.
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anew
In this reading “He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur stopped at the landing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arthur stopped at the landing.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Mr Arthur, you'll want help," cried Wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go first, Mr Dickenson, and tell them."
firmly closed or secured
From this reading He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Go first, Mr Dickenson, and tell them."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go first, Mr Dickenson, and tell them."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Mr Arthur, you'll want help," cried Wood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No," said Arthur, "she is very light.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading Arthur stopped at the landing.
held up in the air
From this reading He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "No," said Arthur, "she is very light.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr Arthur, you'll want help," cried Wood.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Arthur, "she is very light.
on one occasion
From this reading He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said Arthur, "she is very light.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," said Arthur, "she is very light.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Arthur stopped at the landing.
express in words
From this reading Go first, Mr Dickenson, and tell them."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arthur stopped at the landing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Go first, Mr Dickenson, and tell them."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He fastened up the boat and once more lifted up his burden.
precisely as stated
From this reading "No," said Arthur, "she is very light.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Mr Arthur, you'll want help," cried Wood.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading "Mr Arthur, you'll want help," cried Wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr Arthur, you'll want help," cried Wood.
Chapter 7 of Hugh Crichton's Romance by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 7 holds 403 sentences of Hugh Crichton's Romance, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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