Chapter 14 of The Great Hunger is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Great Hunger is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!” Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery. “Oh, is it here you are?” “Yes--but you shout so, I could hear you all through the house. Who is it that’s coming?”
Chapter 14 of The Great Hunger is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading ““Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!””
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.”
common black European thrush
From this reading ““Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!””
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.”
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading ““Yes--but you shout so, I could hear you all through the house.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading ““Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!””
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(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 “Yes--but you shout so, I could hear you all through the house.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, is it here you are?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes--but you shout so, I could hear you all through the house.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Who is it that’s coming?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Yes--but you shout so, I could hear you all through the house.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
the act of departing
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Yes--but you shout so, I could hear you all through the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Oh, is it here you are?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Yes--but you shout so, I could hear you all through the house.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes--but you shout so, I could hear you all through the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, is it here you are?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, is it here you are?”
immediately past
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
common black European thrush
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, is it here you are?”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “Yes--but you shout so, I could hear you all through the house.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Yes--but you shout so, I could hear you all through the house.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who is it that’s coming?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
which person or people
From this reading Who is it that’s coming?”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peer hurried through the rooms with an open telegram in his hand, and at last came upon his wife in the nursery.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes--but you shout so, I could hear you all through the house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hei, Merle; We’re going to have distinguished visitors--where in the world have you got to!”
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