Chapter 20 of Into the Highways and Hedges is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Into the Highways and Hedges is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What had the fellow meant?" George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town. It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man". The indignation had been evidently personal to himself. "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
Chapter 20 of Into the Highways and Hedges is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a public act of denouncing
From this reading “It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “The indignation had been evidently personal to himself.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “The indignation had been evidently personal to himself.”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “The indignation had been evidently personal to himself.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.”
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
From this reading “It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".”
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.
a man who is wealthy
In this reading “It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".”
In this reading “"If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!”
In this reading “"If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!”
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 It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".
a public act of denouncing
From this reading It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The indignation had been evidently personal to himself.
a boy or man
From this reading "What had the fellow meant?"
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What had the fellow meant?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The indignation had been evidently personal to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading The indignation had been evidently personal to himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What had the fellow meant?"
being nothing more than specified
From this reading It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.
above and across; more than
From this reading George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading The indignation had been evidently personal to himself.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
From this reading It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".
possessing material wealth
From this reading It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".
be seated
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had been more than a mere ranting denunciation of the "rich man" as a "rich man".
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What had the fellow meant?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading George puzzled over that point on his way back to N----town.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What had the fellow meant?"
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "If I'd been here, I'd not ha' let my wife sit at table wi' ye!
Chapter 20 of Into the Highways and Hedges by F. F. (Frances Frederica), -1934 Montrésor holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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 20 holds 271 sentences of Into the Highways and Hedges, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Into the Highways and Hedges by F. F. (Frances Frederica), -1934 Montrésor exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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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