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.
"Did he?" Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid." The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed. "I say, I beg your pardon. I didn't mean to laugh.
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 34/104 · 5 reading units · Lines 166–170
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"I say, I beg your pardon.”
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading “The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.”
the head of a state government
From this reading “Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “"I say, I beg your pardon.”
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading “Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.”
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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 Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I say, I beg your pardon.
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did he?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't mean to laugh.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.
the head of a state government
From this reading Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did he?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."
tell false information to for fun
From this reading Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."
the sound of laughing
From this reading I didn't mean to laugh.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I didn't mean to laugh.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I say, I beg your pardon.
express in words
From this reading "I say, I beg your pardon.
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading The other gasped; then he threw back his curly head and laughed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't mean to laugh.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."
at the time that
From this reading Then John added solemnly, "My governor died when I was a kid."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, I beg your pardon.
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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