Chapter 28 of Tell England: A Study in a Generation is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Tell England: A Study in a Generation is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach. "I've seen him," he said. "He's in No. 17 Stationary Hospital, the 'White City.' Are you coming?" "Of course," replied I uncivilly.
Chapter 28 of Tell England: A Study in a Generation is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “"He's in No. 17 Stationary Hospital, the 'White City.'”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.”
standing still
From this reading “"He's in No. 17 Stationary Hospital, the 'White City.'”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.”
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
From this reading “TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.”
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From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
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From this reading "He's in No. 17 Stationary Hospital, the 'White City.'
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you coming?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "He's in No. 17 Stationary Hospital, the 'White City.'
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Are you coming?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course," replied I uncivilly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've seen him," he said.
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From this reading "He's in No. 17 Stationary Hospital, the 'White City.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I've seen him," he said.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading "He's in No. 17 Stationary Hospital, the 'White City.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
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From this reading "I've seen him," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's in No. 17 Stationary Hospital, the 'White City.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
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From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
not any; not one
From this reading "He's in No. 17 Stationary Hospital, the 'White City.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course," replied I uncivilly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Of course," replied I uncivilly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I've seen him," he said.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I've seen him," he said.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
standing still
From this reading "He's in No. 17 Stationary Hospital, the 'White City.'
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
From this reading TRANSIT Sec.1 Then Monty approached me, as I tossed stones down the slope on to the beach.
in an uncivil manner
From this reading "Of course," replied I uncivilly.
a Caucasian
From this reading "He's in No. 17 Stationary Hospital, the 'White City.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you coming?"
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