Chapter 18 of The Highwayman is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Highwayman is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire. Harry filled himself a glass of port and drank it and laughed. She looked round at him. "Faith, Mr. Waverton is mighty good entertainment," he explained. "Is that all you want to say?"
Chapter 18 of The Highwayman is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having lost your job
From this reading “HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “Harry filled himself a glass of port and drank it and laughed.”
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading “"Faith, Mr. Waverton is mighty good entertainment," he explained.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"Faith, Mr. Waverton is mighty good entertainment," he explained.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “"Faith, Mr. Waverton is mighty good entertainment," he explained.”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “Harry filled himself a glass of port and drank it and laughed.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.”
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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 Harry filled himself a glass of port and drank it and laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.
(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 "Is that all you want to say?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked round at him.
having lost your job
From this reading HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Harry filled himself a glass of port and drank it and laughed.
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading "Faith, Mr. Waverton is mighty good entertainment," he explained.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Faith, Mr. Waverton is mighty good entertainment," he explained.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading "Faith, Mr. Waverton is mighty good entertainment," he explained.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Harry filled himself a glass of port and drank it and laughed.
start firing a weapon
From this reading HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Harry filled himself a glass of port and drank it and laughed.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Faith, Mr. Waverton is mighty good entertainment," he explained.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Faith, Mr. Waverton is mighty good entertainment," he explained.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked round at him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Harry filled himself a glass of port and drank it and laughed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Harry filled himself a glass of port and drank it and laughed.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Harry filled himself a glass of port and drank it and laughed.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked round at him.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading "Faith, Mr. Waverton is mighty good entertainment," he explained.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Faith, Mr. Waverton is mighty good entertainment," he explained.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry filled himself a glass of port and drank it and laughed.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Harry filled himself a glass of port and drank it and laughed.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She looked round at him.
express in words
From this reading "Is that all you want to say?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked round at him.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that all you want to say?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is that all you want to say?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading HARRY IS DISMISSED Alison turned and stared into the fire.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Is that all you want to say?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Faith, Mr. Waverton is mighty good entertainment," he explained.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that all you want to say?"
Chapter 18 of The Highwayman by H. C. (Henry Christopher) Bailey holds 136 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 18 holds 136 sentences of The Highwayman, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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