Chapter 3 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All right. Kind of tired, though. How about you?" "Fine." There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
Chapter 3 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"Fine."”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.”
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading “There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.”
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading “There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Kind of tired, though.”
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 There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How about you?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Fine."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How about you?"
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Kind of tired, though.
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kind of tired, though.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right.
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Kind of tired, though.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Kind of tired, though.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a silence during which he played nervously with a shoe strap.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How about you?"
Chapter 3 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 3 holds 433 sentences of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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