Chapter 24 of The Hero of Hill House is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Hero of Hill House is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table. “Oh, Austin! Will you have to go? What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt. “I can not tell.
Chapter 24 of The Hero of Hill House is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.”
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading “HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.”
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.”
death of a person
From this reading “What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.”
the present time or age
From this reading “HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
(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 What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can not tell.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Will you have to go?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.
death of a person
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Will you have to go?
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I can not tell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Austin!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
express in words
From this reading “I can not tell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will you have to go?
the present time or age
From this reading HARRY HILL “I got it today,” announced Austin at the supper-table.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you have to go?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you have to go?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading What will become of all of us?” and the young faces about the table looked the grave concern each one felt.
Chapter 24 of The Hero of Hill House by Mabel Hale holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 24 holds 138 sentences of The Hero of Hill House, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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