Chapter 9 of The Triumph of Hilary Blachland is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Triumph of Hilary Blachland is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And if I refuse?" "But you won't refuse. Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?" "I didn't come here and `make a fool of him.' I was here already when he came.
Chapter 9 of The Triumph of Hilary Blachland is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “I was here already when he came.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “"And if I refuse?"”
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In this reading “Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"”
In this reading “Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"”
In this reading “Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"”
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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 Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I was here already when he came.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And if I refuse?"
a youthful male person
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you won't refuse.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I was here already when he came.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't come here and `make a fool of him.'
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was here already when he came.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I didn't come here and `make a fool of him.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And if I refuse?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if I refuse?"
engage in
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
select carefully from a group
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
show unwillingness towards
From this reading "And if I refuse?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was here already when he came.
at the time that
From this reading I was here already when he came.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you won't refuse.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Good Heavens! haven't you got the whole world to pick and choose from, but you must needs come here and make a fool of this boy?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you won't refuse.
Chapter 9 of The Triumph of Hilary Blachland by Bertram Mitford holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 416 sentences of The Triumph of Hilary Blachland, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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