Chapter 11 of Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. MORTON. Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday! As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him. In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
Chapter 11 of Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “MORTON.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!”
toward the west
From this reading “As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.”
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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 As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
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 As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
ten 10s
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading MORTON.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
make square
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
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From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
a special situation
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
precisely as stated
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
toward the west
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
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