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.
It does make a difference. What's your house?" "The Manor," said John, proudly. "Dirty Dick's!" Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
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 38/104 · 5 reading units · Lines 186–190
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superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."”
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Dirty Dick's!"”
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “"The Manor," said John, proudly.”
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."”
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading “"The Manor," said John, proudly.”
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading “Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."”
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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 does make a difference.
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, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
someone who is a detective
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading "Dirty Dick's!"
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading It does make a difference.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading "Dirty Dick's!"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does make a difference.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading What's your house?"
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It does make a difference.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "The Manor," said John, proudly.
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
engage in
From this reading It does make a difference.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading "The Manor," said John, proudly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading "The Manor," said John, proudly.
with speed
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The Manor," said John, proudly.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Manor," said John, proudly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
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From this reading What's your house?"
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then, seeing consternation writ large upon John's face, he added quickly, "We call _him_ Dirty Dick, you know; but the house is--er--one of the oldest and biggest--er--houses."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What's your house?"
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