Chapter 17 of The Hills of Refuge: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Hills of Refuge: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next day was a wet one. Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked. Dressing hurriedly, for his watch showed that he was late, he went down-stairs. No one was in sight. Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.
Chapter 17 of The Hills of Refuge: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.”
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading “Dressing hurriedly, for his watch showed that he was late, he went down-stairs.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Dressing hurriedly, for his watch showed that he was late, he went down-stairs.”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “The next day was a wet one.”
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 “The next day was a wet one.”
In this reading “Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.”
at or within a reasonable distance for seeing
In this reading “No one was in sight.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The next day was a wet one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day was a wet one.
a room used for dining
From this reading Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dressing hurriedly, for his watch showed that he was late, he went down-stairs.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading Dressing hurriedly, for his watch showed that he was late, he went down-stairs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dressing hurriedly, for his watch showed that he was late, he went down-stairs.
the act of departing
From this reading Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Dressing hurriedly, for his watch showed that he was late, he went down-stairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one was in sight.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Dressing hurriedly, for his watch showed that he was late, he went down-stairs.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day was a wet one.
not any; not one
From this reading No one was in sight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next day was a wet one.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.
cut with a saw
From this reading Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Dressing hurriedly, for his watch showed that he was late, he went down-stairs.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading No one was in sight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dressing hurriedly, for his watch showed that he was late, he went down-stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day was a wet one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day was a wet one.
look attentively
From this reading Dressing hurriedly, for his watch showed that he was late, he went down-stairs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Dressing hurriedly, for his watch showed that he was late, he went down-stairs.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The next day was a wet one.
at the time that
From this reading Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Charles heard the rain beating on his window when he waked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to the dining-room, he saw Zilla putting his coffee at his plate.
Chapter 17 of The Hills of Refuge: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben holds 414 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.
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