Chapter 21 of On the Heights: A Novel is here in full — 549 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of On the Heights: A Novel is here in full — 549 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The village council were in session. Hansei was summoned to the town hall. The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property. "You needn't tell everything to the last kreutzer," said he. "I'll tell them all.
Chapter 21 of On the Heights: A Novel is here in full — 549 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
From this reading “The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “The village council were in session.”
inflected form of “levy” — impose and collect
From this reading “The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.”
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading “The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.”
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading “The village council were in session.”
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading “Hansei was summoned to the town hall.”
plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
From this reading “The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.”
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a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government
In this reading “Hansei was summoned to the town hall.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.”
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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 The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
(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 "I'll tell them all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading The village council were in session.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "You needn't tell everything to the last kreutzer," said he.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Hansei was summoned to the town hall.
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From this reading Hansei was summoned to the town hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
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From this reading "I'll tell them all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The village council were in session.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You needn't tell everything to the last kreutzer," said he.
immediately past
From this reading "You needn't tell everything to the last kreutzer," said he.
inflected form of “levy” — impose and collect
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
a person who carries a message
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You needn't tell everything to the last kreutzer," said he.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You needn't tell everything to the last kreutzer," said he.
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading The village council were in session.
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Hansei was summoned to the town hall.
plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
express in words
From this reading "You needn't tell everything to the last kreutzer," said he.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The village council were in session.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I'll tell them all.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hansei was summoned to the town hall.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Hansei was summoned to the town hall.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The village council were in session.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hansei was summoned to the town hall.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The village council were in session.
which person or people
From this reading The messenger who came for him told him that there was to be a new assessment, and that higher taxes were to be levied upon him, now that he had come into property.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You needn't tell everything to the last kreutzer," said he.
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