Chapter 1 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Huh! I dare say! Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire. Bet you, he doesn't know you're alive!" "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
Chapter 1 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 33/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 161–165
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Bet you, he doesn't know you're alive!"”
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “"Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."”
every person
From this reading “Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.”
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “"Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."”
a relation between people; (“relationship” is often used where “relation” would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of “relationship” is for human relations or states of relatedness)
From this reading “Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.”
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.”
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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 Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.
possessing life
From this reading Bet you, he doesn't know you're alive!"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Bet you, he doesn't know you're alive!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I dare say!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bet you, he doesn't know you're alive!"
every person
From this reading Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.
a social unit living together
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bet you, he doesn't know you're alive!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Huh!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dare say!
and nothing more
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Bet you, he doesn't know you're alive!"
by chance
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
a relation between people; (“relationship” is often used where “relation” would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of “relationship” is for human relations or states of relatedness)
From this reading Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
express in words
From this reading I dare say!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.
(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 "Well," answered Kenneth with some confusion, "maybe not, but--but I think he's related to our family, just the same."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Most everyone tries to claim relationship with a millionaire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bet you, he doesn't know you're alive!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bet you, he doesn't know you're alive!"
Chapter 1 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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