Chapter 18 of Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOOD ADVICE. Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town. George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club. We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire. It is a new freak.
Chapter 18 of Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.”
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “GOOD ADVICE.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.”
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading “It is a new freak.”
a county of southern England on the English Channel
From this reading “We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.”
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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 George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading GOOD ADVICE.
later than; following
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading It is a new freak.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
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 Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
the act of departing
From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading GOOD ADVICE.
a county of southern England on the English Channel
From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a new freak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a new freak.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It is a new freak.
a brief written record
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
express the need or desire for
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
Chapter 18 of Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite by Anthony Trollope holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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