Chapter 1 of The Hunt Ball Mystery is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Hunt Ball Mystery is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What do you think of our acquaintance?" Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters. "Not much. In fact, I took a particular dislike to the fellow. Wrong type of sportsman, eh?"
Chapter 1 of The Hunt Ball Mystery is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “"What do you think of our acquaintance?"”
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading “In fact, I took a particular dislike to the fellow.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.”
someone who engages in sports
From this reading “Wrong type of sportsman, eh?"”
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “Wrong type of sportsman, eh?"”
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 In fact, I took a particular dislike to the fellow.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading "What do you think of our acquaintance?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading In fact, I took a particular dislike to the fellow.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think of our acquaintance?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wrong type of sportsman, eh?"
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, I took a particular dislike to the fellow.
a boy or man
From this reading In fact, I took a particular dislike to the fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In fact, I took a particular dislike to the fellow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Not much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you think of our acquaintance?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "What do you think of our acquaintance?"
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading In fact, I took a particular dislike to the fellow.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
someone who engages in sports
From this reading Wrong type of sportsman, eh?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What do you think of our acquaintance?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact, I took a particular dislike to the fellow.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading In fact, I took a particular dislike to the fellow.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Wrong type of sportsman, eh?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think of our acquaintance?"
which person or people
From this reading Gifford said as they settled down in the private room of Kelson, who made the _Golden Lion_ his hunting quarters.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Wrong type of sportsman, eh?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think of our acquaintance?"
Chapter 1 of The Hunt Ball Mystery by William, Sir Magnay holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 1 holds 142 sentences of The Hunt Ball Mystery, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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