Chapter 4 of The Hillman is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Hillman is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your fancy, Stephen!" "God grant it! I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence." John turned swiftly around. "A visitor?" he repeated.
Chapter 4 of The Hillman is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the state of being absent
From this reading “I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “"Your fancy, Stephen!"”
let have
From this reading “"God grant it!”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"A visitor?" he repeated.”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “"Your fancy, Stephen!"”
in a swift manner
From this reading “John turned swiftly around.”
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading “I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."”
someone who visits
From this reading “I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A visitor?" he repeated.
the state of being absent
From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading John turned swiftly around.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "Your fancy, Stephen!"
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God grant it!
let have
From this reading "God grant it!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A visitor?" he repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "God grant it!
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John turned swiftly around.
recurring again and again
From this reading "A visitor?" he repeated.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading "Your fancy, Stephen!"
in a swift manner
From this reading John turned swiftly around.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading John turned swiftly around.
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
someone who visits
From this reading I've had an unwelcome visitor in your absence."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your fancy, Stephen!"
Chapter 4 of The Hillman by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 396 sentences of The Hillman, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Hillman by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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