Chapter 25 of The Hero of Hill House is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Hero of Hill House is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy. He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?” “Yes. Austin,” she called, for he was in the house. In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.
Chapter 25 of The Hero of Hill House is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading “He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?””
excessively quick
From this reading “UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.”
possessive form of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading “UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?””
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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 UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?”
next to; at the side of
From this reading In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.
a youthful male person
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Austin,” she called, for he was in the house.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Austin,” she called, for he was in the house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?”
excessively quick
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Austin,” she called, for he was in the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.
a person who carries a message
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
a particular point in time
From this reading In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.
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From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
possessive form of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Austin,” she called, for he was in the house.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading In a moment he was beside her and had taken the message from the hand of the boy and was reading it.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading He held a telegram in his hand, and asked, “Is Austin Hill here?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Austin,” she called, for he was in the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading UNCLE PHILIP’S CHILDREN A hasty step outside and a quick rap at the door brought Nell face to face with a messenger boy.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
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