Chapter 34 of The Highwayman is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Highwayman is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room. She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait. It was not, you know, a thing which she did well. She looked down at him gravely. Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
Chapter 34 of The Highwayman is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading “Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.”
in a state of sleep
From this reading “HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “She looked down at him gravely.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.”
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading “HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.”
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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 was not, you know, a thing which she did well.
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.
in a state of sleep
From this reading HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked down at him gravely.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was not, you know, a thing which she did well.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She looked down at him gravely.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading She looked down at him gravely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not, you know, a thing which she did well.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It was not, you know, a thing which she did well.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked down at him gravely.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not, you know, a thing which she did well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.
a special situation
From this reading It was not, you know, a thing which she did well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She made sure of that and sat herself beside him to wait.
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not, you know, a thing which she did well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It was not, you know, a thing which she did well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
at the time that
From this reading HARRY WAKES UP Harry lay asleep when Alison came into his room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not, you know, a thing which she did well.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Afterwards Harry would accuse her that what first she felt was how little and miserable a man she had taken to herself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was not, you know, a thing which she did well.
Chapter 34 of The Highwayman by H. C. (Henry Christopher) Bailey holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 34 holds 188 sentences of The Highwayman, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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