Chapter 19 of Young Blood is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Young Blood is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY. Harry was left alone in the hall. The boys were in the basement, putting on their boots. There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch. Harry sauntered into the deserted schoolroom to avoid eavesdropping.
Chapter 19 of Young Blood is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading “ASSAULT AND BATTERY.”
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading “The boys were in the basement, putting on their boots.”
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading “ASSAULT AND BATTERY.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Harry sauntered into the deserted schoolroom to avoid eavesdropping.”
inflected form of “eavesdrop” — listen without the speaker's knowledge
From this reading “Harry sauntered into the deserted schoolroom to avoid eavesdropping.”
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading “There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.”
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading “Harry sauntered into the deserted schoolroom to avoid eavesdropping.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The boys were in the basement, putting on their boots.”
In this reading “Harry was left alone in the hall.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Harry was left alone in the hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Harry sauntered into the deserted schoolroom to avoid eavesdropping.
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading The boys were in the basement, putting on their boots.
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading The boys were in the basement, putting on their boots.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys were in the basement, putting on their boots.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Harry sauntered into the deserted schoolroom to avoid eavesdropping.
inflected form of “eavesdrop” — listen without the speaker's knowledge
From this reading Harry sauntered into the deserted schoolroom to avoid eavesdropping.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Harry was left alone in the hall.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry was left alone in the hall.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harry was left alone in the hall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Harry sauntered into the deserted schoolroom to avoid eavesdropping.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Harry was left alone in the hall.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boys were in the basement, putting on their boots.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading The boys were in the basement, putting on their boots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry sauntered into the deserted schoolroom to avoid eavesdropping.
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading Harry sauntered into the deserted schoolroom to avoid eavesdropping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry was left alone in the hall.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys were in the basement, putting on their boots.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry was left alone in the hall.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys were in the basement, putting on their boots.
the words that are spoken
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
but in spite of that
From this reading There were high words in the study, and yet Scrafton seemed to be speaking much below his normal pitch.
Chapter 19 of Young Blood by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 19 holds 160 sentences of Young Blood, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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