Chapter 18 of Wenderholme is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Wenderholme is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRE. "Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing. You've been over-exerting yourself. You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath." "Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"
Chapter 18 of Wenderholme is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “"Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “"Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “"Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.”
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “"Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath."”
plural of “ladder” — steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading “"Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “"Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.”
extremely
From this reading “You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading "Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading "Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading "Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE FIRE.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.
plural of “ladder” — steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading "Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've been over-exerting yourself.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading "Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"
extremely
From this reading You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath."
precisely as stated
From this reading You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You look tremendously hot, and very much out of breath."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Philip," said the Colonel, "I didn't know that you'd been dancing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've been over-exerting yourself.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Young fellahs will dance, you know, Colonel," said the General with the ladders of clasps--"young fellahs will; I envy them!"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You've been over-exerting yourself.
Chapter 18 of Wenderholme by Philip Gilbert Hamerton holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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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