Chapter 7 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Meg!" whispered Trotty. "Listen to the Bells!" She listened, with her face toward him all the time. But it underwent no change. She didn't understand them.
Chapter 7 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “"Listen to the Bells!"”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “But it underwent no change.”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Listen to the Bells!"”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “She listened, with her face toward him all the time.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “"Meg!" whispered Trotty.”
in the direction of
From this reading “She listened, with her face toward him all the time.”
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading “But it underwent no change.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Meg!" whispered Trotty.”
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(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 She listened, with her face toward him all the time.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading "Listen to the Bells!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it underwent no change.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But it underwent no change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She didn't understand them.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She listened, with her face toward him all the time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She listened, with her face toward him all the time.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She listened, with her face toward him all the time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it underwent no change.
hear with intention
From this reading "Listen to the Bells!"
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She listened, with her face toward him all the time.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading "Meg!" whispered Trotty.
not any; not one
From this reading But it underwent no change.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She listened, with her face toward him all the time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Listen to the Bells!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She didn't understand them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She listened, with her face toward him all the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Listen to the Bells!"
in the direction of
From this reading She listened, with her face toward him all the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Meg!" whispered Trotty.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading She didn't understand them.
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading But it underwent no change.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Meg!" whispered Trotty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She listened, with her face toward him all the time.
Chapter 7 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles by Charles [Contributor] Dickens holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 7 holds 400 sentences of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles by Charles [Contributor] Dickens exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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