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.
The bolt had fallen. John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?" "Called what?" "This house. Dirty Dick's!"
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 54/104 · 5 reading units · Lines 266–270
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “The bolt had fallen.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"”
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dirty Dick's!"”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “Dirty Dick's!"”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “The bolt had fallen.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"”
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading “John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"”
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 John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading The bolt had fallen.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading Dirty Dick's!"
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading Dirty Dick's!"
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The bolt had fallen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bolt had fallen.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "This house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bolt had fallen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This house.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading John asked in a quavering voice, "Then it _is_ called that?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Called what?"
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.
Chapter 1 holds 523 sentences of The Hill: A Romance of Friendship, unabridged, divided into 105 reading sections.
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