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The Honour of the Clintons
The Honour of the Clintons

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Honour of the Clintons is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Archibald Marshall • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 8 of The Honour of the Clintons by Archibald Marshall holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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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Vocabulary met early in The Honour of the Clintons

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Elton
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BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."
It was Bobby Trench who spoke, in a voice of injured pleading.
Humphrey laughed.
"My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."
They were driving to a meet of hounds.
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The Honour of the Clintons

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Honour of the Clintons is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."
Line 2
It was Bobby Trench who spoke, in a voice of injured pleading.
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Humphrey laughed.
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"My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."
Line 5
They were driving to a meet of hounds.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “"My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."”

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Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."”

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Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “"My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."”

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Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “"My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."”

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Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “"My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was Bobby Trench who spoke, in a voice of injured pleading.

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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all

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From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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ASKED

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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BOBBY

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From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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chap

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From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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commending

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From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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dear

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From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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driving

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were driving to a meet of hounds.

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fellow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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Governor

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From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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haven't

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From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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honest

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From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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hounds

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were driving to a meet of hounds.

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house

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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Humphrey

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From this reading Humphrey laughed.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was Bobby Trench who spoke, in a voice of injured pleading.

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injured

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From this reading It was Bobby Trench who spoke, in a voice of injured pleading.

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ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was Bobby Trench who spoke, in a voice of injured pleading.

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it's

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From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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KENCOTE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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laughed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Humphrey laughed.

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like

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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meet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were driving to a meet of hounds.

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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was Bobby Trench who spoke, in a voice of injured pleading.

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old

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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perfectly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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pleading

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was Bobby Trench who spoke, in a voice of injured pleading.

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said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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shot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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spoke

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was Bobby Trench who spoke, in a voice of injured pleading.

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succeeded

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were driving to a meet of hounds.

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think

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From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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TRENCH

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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voice

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was Bobby Trench who spoke, in a voice of injured pleading.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was Bobby Trench who spoke, in a voice of injured pleading.

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Well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were driving to a meet of hounds.

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whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading It was Bobby Trench who spoke, in a voice of injured pleading.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading BOBBY TRENCH IS ASKED TO KENCOTE "Well, old fellow, I think you might."

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yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine."

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