Chapter 24 of People of Position is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of People of Position is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road. "Are you going my way, Grierson? Can I give you a lift? Right. Whoa, mare, stand still.
Chapter 24 of People of Position is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Can I give you a lift?”
female equine animal
From this reading “Whoa, mare, stand still.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.”
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading “Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Whoa, mare, stand still.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.”
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 Can I give you a lift?
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going my way, Grierson?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can I give you a lift?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Can I give you a lift?
the act of departing
From this reading "Are you going my way, Grierson?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you going my way, Grierson?
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Can I give you a lift?
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Can I give you a lift?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
female equine animal
From this reading Whoa, mare, stand still.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Are you going my way, Grierson?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Whoa, mare, stand still.
not in physical motion
From this reading Whoa, mare, stand still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Are you going my way, Grierson?
which person or people
From this reading Dr. Gregg pulled up his trap and hailed the man who was stalking along on the other side of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whoa, mare, stand still.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going my way, Grierson?
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