Chapter 8 of The Hampstead mystery — Volume 2 is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Hampstead mystery — Volume 2 is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The girl was almost as taken aback as he was. ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment. ‘What have you done to yourself? I hardly knew you.’ But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
Chapter 8 of The Hampstead mystery — Volume 2 is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading “The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.”
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “I hardly knew you.’”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “‘What have you done to yourself?”
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 “‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
anew
From this reading But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading ‘What have you done to yourself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
a young female
From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
only a very short time before
From this reading I hardly knew you.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘What have you done to yourself?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hardly knew you.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I hardly knew you.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
and nothing more
From this reading But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘What have you done to yourself?
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl was almost as taken aback as he was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What have you done to yourself?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But he only asked again,-- ‘Why have you come?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Is this you, Fred?’ she said, in a tone of the utmost astonishment.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘What have you done to yourself?
Chapter 8 of The Hampstead mystery — Volume 2 by Florence Marryat holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
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