Chapter 11 of Hyacinth is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Hyacinth is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin. At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for. His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris. Then he turned to Hyacinth. ‘That’s all right.
Chapter 11 of Hyacinth is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading “Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.”
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading “Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.”
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading “Then he turned to Hyacinth.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.”
a message that helps you remember something
From this reading “His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.”
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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 At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.
later than; following
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
(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 His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading Then he turned to Hyacinth.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
immediately past
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
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From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
a message that helps you remember something
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
precisely, exactly
From this reading ‘That’s all right.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.
cut with a saw
From this reading At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘That’s all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he turned to Hyacinth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he turned to Hyacinth.
precisely as stated
From this reading Captain Quinn made himself very agreeable to Mary O’Dwyer during the short journey back to Dublin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At Westland Row he saw her into a cab, which he paid for.
the words that are spoken
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His last words were a reminder that he would expect to have her war-song, music and all, sent after him to Paris.
Chapter 11 of Hyacinth by George A. Birmingham holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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 11 holds 262 sentences of Hyacinth, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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