Chapter 14 of Up the Hill and Over is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Up the Hill and Over is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It amounts to this, then," said Willits presently. "You are cured. The balance is swinging true again. It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that. Now, when are you coming back to us?"
Chapter 14 of Up the Hill and Over is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “amount” — a quantity of money
From this reading “"It amounts to this, then," said Willits presently.”
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “The balance is swinging true again.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Now, when are you coming back to us?"”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “"You are cured.”
in the near future
From this reading “"It amounts to this, then," said Willits presently.”
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading “The balance is swinging true again.”
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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 It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.
anew
From this reading The balance is swinging true again.
(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 It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.
plural of “amount” — a quantity of money
From this reading "It amounts to this, then," said Willits presently.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are cured.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now, when are you coming back to us?"
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading The balance is swinging true again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Now, when are you coming back to us?"
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "You are cured.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The balance is swinging true again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It amounts to this, then," said Willits presently.
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 It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, when are you coming back to us?"
in the near future
From this reading "It amounts to this, then," said Willits presently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It amounts to this, then," said Willits presently.
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading The balance is swinging true again.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The balance is swinging true again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "It amounts to this, then," said Willits presently.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It amounts to this, then," said Willits presently.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It has taken a long time, but the cure is all the more complete for that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It amounts to this, then," said Willits presently.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The balance is swinging true again.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, when are you coming back to us?"
at the time that
From this reading Now, when are you coming back to us?"
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From this reading "It amounts to this, then," said Willits presently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are cured.
Chapter 14 of Up the Hill and Over by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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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