Chapter 15 of The green hat is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The green hat is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life! But judge me, secondly, my lord Viscount de Travest.” “He is the elder brother of honour. He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy. He prefers to be that.
Chapter 15 of The green hat is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading ““He is the elder brother of honour.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.”
third-person singular of “prefer” — like better; value more highly
From this reading “He prefers to be that.”
superlative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading “He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.”
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading “He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.”
a boy attending school
From this reading “He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.”
in the second place
From this reading “But judge me, secondly, my lord Viscount de Travest.””
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading “But judge me, secondly, my lord Viscount de Travest.””
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 ““He is the elder brother of honour.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He prefers to be that.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “He is the elder brother of honour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But judge me, secondly, my lord Viscount de Travest.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading But judge me, secondly, my lord Viscount de Travest.”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “He is the elder brother of honour.
at any time
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is the elder brother of honour.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
the state of being honored
From this reading “He is the elder brother of honour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is the elder brother of honour.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading But judge me, secondly, my lord Viscount de Travest.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading But judge me, secondly, my lord Viscount de Travest.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But judge me, secondly, my lord Viscount de Travest.”
the force of workers available
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He is the elder brother of honour.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
third-person singular of “prefer” — like better; value more highly
From this reading He prefers to be that.
superlative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
man with strong sexual desires
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
a boy attending school
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
the time of life when you are going to school
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
in the second place
From this reading But judge me, secondly, my lord Viscount de Travest.”
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He prefers to be that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But judge me, secondly, my lord Viscount de Travest.”
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading But judge me, secondly, my lord Viscount de Travest.”
which person or people
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He is that rarest of men, a schoolboy who has grown out of his schooldays but remains, by strength of will, a schoolboy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you, satyr, you are the cruellest man I ever met in my life!
Chapter 15 of The green hat by Michael Arlen holds 420 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 15 holds 420 sentences of The green hat, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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