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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.
"And this is his son?" He glanced at the label on the new portmanteau. "Whose son should he be?" said Scaife. "Well, it's queer. Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
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 71/104 · 5 reading units · Lines 351–355
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plural of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “He glanced at the label on the new portmanteau.”
plural of “hamilton” — Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.”
draw a harrow over
From this reading “Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.”
assign a label to; designate with a label
From this reading “He glanced at the label on the new portmanteau.”
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
From this reading “He glanced at the label on the new portmanteau.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"Well, it's queer.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.”
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From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And this is his son?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced at the label on the new portmanteau.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Whose son should he be?" said Scaife.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
plural of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
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From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced at the label on the new portmanteau.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
plural of “hamilton” — Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
draw a harrow over
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced at the label on the new portmanteau.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And this is his son?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And this is his son?"
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From this reading "Well, it's queer.
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From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
assign a label to; designate with a label
From this reading He glanced at the label on the new portmanteau.
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From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He glanced at the label on the new portmanteau.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He glanced at the label on the new portmanteau.
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
From this reading He glanced at the label on the new portmanteau.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "Well, it's queer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Whose son should he be?" said Scaife.
express in words
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
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From this reading "Whose son should he be?" said Scaife.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Whose son should he be?" said Scaife.
a male human offspring
From this reading "And this is his son?"
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He glanced at the label on the new portmanteau.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And this is his son?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, it's queer.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dukes[3] and dukes' sons come to Harrow--all the Hamiltons were here, and the FitzRoys, and the St. Maurs--but the Kinlochs, as I say, have gone to Eton.
belonging to which person
From this reading "Whose son should he be?" said Scaife.
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