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 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 some one do that to you?" asked John. "Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly. "And what did you do?" "I waited for him next day with a cricket stump. There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
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 52/104 · 5 reading units · Lines 256–260
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.”
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading “"I waited for him next day with a cricket stump.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “"Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “"Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.”
an awkward stupid person
From this reading “"Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.”
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading “"I waited for him next day with a cricket stump.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"I waited for him next day with a cricket stump.”
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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 "Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what did you do?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did some one do that to you?" asked John.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
for the reason that
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading "I waited for him next day with a cricket stump.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I waited for him next day with a cricket stump.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did some one do that to you?" asked John.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Did some one do that to you?" asked John.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading "Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I waited for him next day with a cricket stump.
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I waited for him next day with a cricket stump.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I waited for him next day with a cricket stump.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Did some one do that to you?" asked John.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
an awkward stupid person
From this reading "Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "I waited for him next day with a cricket stump.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Did some one do that to you?" asked John.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Did some one do that to you?" asked John.
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading "I waited for him next day with a cricket stump.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Did some one do that to you?" asked John.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading "Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Did some one do that to you?" asked John.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "I waited for him next day with a cricket stump.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an awful row, because I let him have it a bit too hard; but I've not been shut up since.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what did you do?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I waited for him next day with a cricket stump.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; a big lout in the Third Fifth," Scaife smiled grimly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did some one do that to you?" asked John.
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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