Chapter 4 of The young master of Hyson Hall is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The young master of Hyson Hall is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE. Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall. “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket. There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them. And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
Chapter 4 of The young master of Hyson Hall is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading ““If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.”
a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
From this reading “Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.”
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading ““If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.”
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading “Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.”
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return home
In this reading ““If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.”
In this reading “And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.”
have on one's mind, think about actively
In this reading “And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.”
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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 OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE.
a boy or man
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
take in solid food
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
not any; not one
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD BRUDEN MAKES A MOVE.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
carry out
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
express in words
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And, besides that, I’ve got a lot to think about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “If the trip is to be given up,” he said to Phil, “I must go home and tell mother to take the things out of my basket.
the act of using
From this reading There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
precisely as stated
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading Chap Webster did not stay very long at Hyson Hall.
(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 There’s no use letting them spoil, and the children might as well eat them.
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