Chapter 27 of The Cottage on the Fells is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The Cottage on the Fells is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines: Terrible Murder in Kensington! City man assassinated upon his own doorstep! Clue to the murderer! He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.
Chapter 27 of The Cottage on the Fells is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
From this reading “City man assassinated upon his own doorstep!”
a slight indication
From this reading “Clue to the murderer!”
true confidential information
From this reading “He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.”
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading “City man assassinated upon his own doorstep!”
housing that someone is living in
From this reading “He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “Terrible Murder in Kensington!”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “Clue to the murderer!”
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 “WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:”
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 He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.
murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
From this reading City man assassinated upon his own doorstep!
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading City man assassinated upon his own doorstep!
a slight indication
From this reading Clue to the murderer!
true confidential information
From this reading He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading City man assassinated upon his own doorstep!
housing that someone is living in
From this reading He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Terrible Murder in Kensington!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Terrible Murder in Kensington!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading City man assassinated upon his own doorstep!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Terrible Murder in Kensington!
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading Clue to the murderer!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:
have ownership or possession of
From this reading City man assassinated upon his own doorstep!
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Terrible Murder in Kensington!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He read the report hurriedly through, then he read it slowly, dwelling on all the details.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clue to the murderer!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading City man assassinated upon his own doorstep!
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Hellier opened his paper next morning, he read the following head-lines:
Chapter 27 of The Cottage on the Fells by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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 27 holds 81 sentences of The Cottage on the Fells, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of The Cottage on the Fells by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 81 sentences, grouped into 17 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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