Chapter 12 of The Hillman is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Hillman is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, I am sorry. Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?" "Oh, it isn't interesting," she said. "It's just a young man in Bath. He is a lawyer and moderately well off.
Chapter 12 of The Hillman is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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 allied or confederated
From this reading “Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"”
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “"It's just a young man in Bath.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “"Oh, it isn't interesting," she said.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “He is a lawyer and moderately well off.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “He is a lawyer and moderately well off.”
of or concerned with or related to the future
From this reading “Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"Why, I am sorry.”
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.
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “"It's just a young man in Bath.”
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 "It's just a young man in Bath.
the state of being allied or confederated
From this reading Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Why, I am sorry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is a lawyer and moderately well off.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading "It's just a young man in Bath.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a lawyer and moderately well off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, I am sorry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's just a young man in Bath.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading "Oh, it isn't interesting," she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a lawyer and moderately well off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it isn't interesting," she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's just a young man in Bath.
and nothing more
From this reading "It's just a young man in Bath.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading He is a lawyer and moderately well off.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It's just a young man in Bath.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading He is a lawyer and moderately well off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He is a lawyer and moderately well off.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it isn't interesting," she said.
of or concerned with or related to the future
From this reading Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, it isn't interesting," she said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, it isn't interesting," she said.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Why, I am sorry.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"
(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 He is a lawyer and moderately well off.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, I am sorry.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "It's just a young man in Bath.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your prospective alliance, then, shall I call it?"
Chapter 12 of The Hillman by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 12 holds 412 sentences of The Hillman, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Hillman by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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