Chapter 9 of The Heath Hover Mystery is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Heath Hover Mystery is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission. It wants a thorough overhauling in fact. Let's have a walk instead. It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go. We can get back here by lunch-time.
Chapter 9 of The Heath Hover Mystery is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
From this reading “"I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “"I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “"I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.”
of a path e.g.
From this reading “It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.”
-ing form of “overhaul” — travel past
From this reading “It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.”
a small lake
From this reading “It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.”
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading “It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.”
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading “It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.”
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.
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recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “We can get back here by lunch-time.”
in reality or actuality
In this reading “It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.”
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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 It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
at or in or to any place
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We can get back here by lunch-time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can get back here by lunch-time.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
greatly pleased
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We can get back here by lunch-time.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let's have a walk instead.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We can get back here by lunch-time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Let's have a walk instead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
and nothing more
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's have a walk instead.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can get back here by lunch-time.
of a path e.g.
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
not any; not one
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
-ing form of “overhaul” — travel past
From this reading It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
a small lake
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd be delighted, but my bike happens to be out of commission.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Let's have a walk instead.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading It wants a thorough overhauling in fact.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can get back here by lunch-time.
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's no end jolly just meandering on, winding in and out, now in a jolly wood--now through a field, or by a pond--in fact, just anywhere you like to go.
Chapter 9 of The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 9 holds 426 sentences of The Heath Hover Mystery, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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