Chapter 5 of Sir Hilton's Sin is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Sir Hilton's Sin is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What! You've kept my letters? I told you to burn 'em all." "Well, I haven't. I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
Chapter 5 of Sir Hilton's Sin is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “I told you to burn 'em all."”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."”
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."”
the literary culture
From this reading “You've kept my letters?”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."”
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading “I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."”
bound or secured closely
From this reading “I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."”
In this reading “I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."”
In this reading “I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."”
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.
(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 told you to burn 'em all."
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading I told you to burn 'em all."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
a quad with a square body
From this reading I told you to burn 'em all."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
set up or found
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I haven't.
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told you to burn 'em all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading You've kept my letters?
the literary culture
From this reading You've kept my letters?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You've kept my letters?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
bound or secured closely
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I told you to burn 'em all."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told you to burn 'em all."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I haven't.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I've got 'em all tied up with red ribbon, the colour of my heart's blood, all but those father found."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I told you to burn 'em all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've kept my letters?
Chapter 5 of Sir Hilton's Sin by George Manville Fenn holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 5 holds 418 sentences of Sir Hilton's Sin, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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