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Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite
Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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GEORGE HOTSPUR YIELDS.
On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.
The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.
The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.
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Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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GEORGE HOTSPUR YIELDS.
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On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.
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The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.
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The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.
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186--.

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entire adjective US /ɪnˈtaɪər/

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading “The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.”

fourth noun US /fɔːrθ/

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading “On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.”

George's noun US /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/

possessive form of “george” — 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 “On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.”

Inn noun US /ɪn/

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading “The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.”

Lincoln's noun US /ˈlɪŋkənz/

possessive form of “lincoln” — 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading “The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.”

Nov noun US /noʊv/

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading “The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.”

prayers noun US /prerz/

plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading “The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.”

yields noun US /jiːldz/

plural of “yield” — production of a certain amount

From this reading “GEORGE HOTSPUR YIELDS.”

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186

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From this reading 186--.

24th

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From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

CousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

FieldsnounUS /fiːldz/

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

fourthnounUS /fɔːrθ/

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

GEORGEnounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

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 HOTSPUR YIELDS.

George'snounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/

possessive form of “george” — 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 On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

HallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

Harry's

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From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

HOTSPURnoun

English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)

From this reading GEORGE HOTSPUR YIELDS.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

Humblethwaite

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

InnnounUS /ɪn/

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/

the literary culture

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

Lincoln'snounUS /ˈlɪŋkənz/

possessive form of “lincoln” — 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

mentionverbUS /ˈmenʃən/

make reference to

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

NovnounUS /noʊv/

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

postverbUS /poʊst/

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

prayersnounUS /prerz/

plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

readernounUS /ˈriːdər/

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

specialadjectiveUS /ˈspeʃəl/

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading On the morning of Cousin George's fourth day at Humblethwaite, there came a letter for Sir Harry.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The special letter of which mention is here made shall be given to the reader entire:-- ----, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 24th Nov.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The post reached the Hall about an hour before the time at which the family met for prayers, and the letters were taken into Sir Harry's room.

YIELDSnounUS /jiːldz/

plural of “yield” — production of a certain amount

From this reading GEORGE HOTSPUR YIELDS.

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