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The young master of Hyson Hall
The young master of Hyson Hall

Chapter XII

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PHILIP IS BROUGHT TO A HALT.
Chap’s bosom was now filled with a tremendous secret.
Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.
Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.
The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.
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The young master of Hyson Hall

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The young master of Hyson Hall is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PHILIP IS BROUGHT TO A HALT.
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Chap’s bosom was now filled with a tremendous secret.
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Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.
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Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.
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The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “Chap’s bosom was now filled with a tremendous secret.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading PHILIP IS BROUGHT TO A HALT.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

afford

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From this reading Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

any

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

black

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

Boontown

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

bosom

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From this reading Chap’s bosom was now filled with a tremendous secret.

BROUGHT

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From this reading PHILIP IS BROUGHT TO A HALT.

Chap

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

Chap's

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From this reading Chap’s bosom was now filled with a tremendous secret.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.

country

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

depart

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

fellows

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From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

filled

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From this reading Chap’s bosom was now filled with a tremendous secret.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

HALT

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From this reading PHILIP IS BROUGHT TO A HALT.

hat

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading PHILIP IS BROUGHT TO A HALT.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.

knew

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From this reading Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.

knowledge

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

laugh

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From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.

man

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

much

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From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

now

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From this reading Chap’s bosom was now filled with a tremendous secret.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

only

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

other

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From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

part

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

person

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

Phil

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From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

PHILIP

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From this reading PHILIP IS BROUGHT TO A HALT.

pleased

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From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

positive

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

possible

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

probably

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Chap’s bosom was now filled with a tremendous secret.

sneer

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From this reading Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.

soon

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

straw

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

subject

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

sunken

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From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

talked

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From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Now, he _knew_ something about it, and could afford to let them sneer.

then

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading PHILIP IS BROUGHT TO A HALT.

treasure

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From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

tremendous

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From this reading Chap’s bosom was now filled with a tremendous secret.

vessel

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From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Chap’s bosom was now filled with a tremendous secret.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Phil and the other fellows might laugh as much as they pleased when he talked about the treasure on the sunken vessel.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Chap’s bosom was now filled with a tremendous secret.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.

wreck

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From this reading The man with the black straw hat would probably depart from Boontown as soon as possible, and then he, Chap, would be the only person in that part of the country who had any positive knowledge on the subject of the wreck.