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.
"Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton. The duke must nave some reason." "The duke?" "Hang it, surely you have heard of the Duke of Trent?" "Yes," said John, humbly.
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 70/104 · 5 reading units · Lines 346–350
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expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “"Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “The duke must nave some reason."”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “"Hang it, surely you have heard of the Duke of Trent?"”
in a humble manner
From this reading “"Yes," said John, humbly.”
the central area of a church
From this reading “The duke must nave some reason."”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Hang it, surely you have heard of the Duke of Trent?"”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “"Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.”
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “"Hang it, surely you have heard of the Duke of Trent?"”
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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 "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
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From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The duke must nave some reason."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
a social unit living together
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Hang it, surely you have heard of the Duke of Trent?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Hang it, surely you have heard of the Duke of Trent?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Hang it, surely you have heard of the Duke of Trent?"
in a humble manner
From this reading "Yes," said John, humbly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hang it, surely you have heard of the Duke of Trent?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Yes," said John, humbly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The duke must nave some reason."
the central area of a church
From this reading The duke must nave some reason."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Hang it, surely you have heard of the Duke of Trent?"
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The duke must nave some reason."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said John, humbly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The duke must nave some reason."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Hang it, surely you have heard of the Duke of Trent?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading "Hang it, surely you have heard of the Duke of Trent?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Because," Scaife's tone was contemptuous, "because the Kinlochs--they're a great cricketing family--go to Eton.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said John, humbly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hang it, surely you have heard of the Duke of Trent?"
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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