Chapter 1 of The Hill: A Romance of Friendship is here in full — 523 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Hill: A Romance of Friendship is here in full — 523 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I met your governor the other day." "Did you?" John replied. His father had died when John was seven. Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.
Chapter 1 of The Hill: A Romance of Friendship is here in full — 523 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 32/104 · 5 reading units · Lines 156–160
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commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading “Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.”
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “His father had died when John was seven.”
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading “Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.”
the head of a state government
From this reading “"I met your governor the other day."”
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading “Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “His father had died when John was seven.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I met your governor the other day."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you?"
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading His father had died when John was seven.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father had died when John was seven.
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.
the head of a state government
From this reading "I met your governor the other day."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His father had died when John was seven.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father had died when John was seven.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I met your governor the other day."
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John replied.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "I met your governor the other day."
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I met your governor the other day."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading John replied.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading His father had died when John was seven.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I met your governor the other day."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Obviously, a blunder in identity had created this genial smile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father had died when John was seven.
at the time that
From this reading His father had died when John was seven.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I met your governor the other day."
Chapter 1 of The Hill: A Romance of Friendship by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 523 sentences, grouped into 105 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.
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