Chapter 3 of The Hills of Refuge: A Novel is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Hills of Refuge: A Novel is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was Wednesday night. William Browne had not come home to dinner. Charles looked into the dining-room. Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table. "William telephoned that he could not come up," Celeste said, as he sat down.
Chapter 3 of The Hills of Refuge: A Novel is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading “William Browne had not come home to dinner.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Charles looked into the dining-room.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “William Browne had not come home to dinner.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.”
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “"William telephoned that he could not come up," Celeste said, as he sat down.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “It was Wednesday night.”
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.
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In this reading “Charles looked into the dining-room.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “William Browne had not come home to dinner.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “"William telephoned that he could not come up," Celeste said, as he sat down.”
In this reading “Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.”
investigate scientifically
In this reading “Charles looked into the dining-room.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "William telephoned that he could not come up," Celeste said, as he sat down.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading William Browne had not come home to dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles looked into the dining-room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading William Browne had not come home to dinner.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "William telephoned that he could not come up," Celeste said, as he sat down.
a room used for dining
From this reading Charles looked into the dining-room.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading William Browne had not come home to dinner.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "William telephoned that he could not come up," Celeste said, as he sat down.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading William Browne had not come home to dinner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "William telephoned that he could not come up," Celeste said, as he sat down.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading William Browne had not come home to dinner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Charles looked into the dining-room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Wednesday night.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Charles looked into the dining-room.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was Wednesday night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading William Browne had not come home to dinner.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "William telephoned that he could not come up," Celeste said, as he sat down.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "William telephoned that he could not come up," Celeste said, as he sat down.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading "William telephoned that he could not come up," Celeste said, as he sat down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "William telephoned that he could not come up," Celeste said, as he sat down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charles looked into the dining-room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading William Browne had not come home to dinner.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "William telephoned that he could not come up," Celeste said, as he sat down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Wednesday night.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading It was Wednesday night.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Celeste and Ruth were in their places at the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William Browne had not come home to dinner.
Chapter 3 of The Hills of Refuge: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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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