Chapter 7 of A Daughter of the Morning is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Daughter of the Morning is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I showed Mr. Carney which way. We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch. I motioned where to stop. I jumped out. Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.
Chapter 7 of A Daughter of the Morning is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of consuming food
From this reading “We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “I jumped out.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.”
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading “I motioned where to stop.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.”
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.
a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
In this reading “Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.”
In this reading “We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.”
be highly noticeable
In this reading “I jumped out.”
In this reading “Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.”
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 Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I showed Mr. Carney which way.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
the act of consuming food
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I showed Mr. Carney which way.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I jumped out.
and nothing more
From this reading Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.
take the midday meal
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading I motioned where to stop.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I showed Mr. Carney which way.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I jumped out.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I showed Mr. Carney which way.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading I motioned where to stop.
successive (without a break)
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I motioned where to stop.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sergeant Ebbit was alone just inside the door of the police station.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I showed Mr. Carney which way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
in or at the place that
From this reading We went past the girls, and round the corner, and straight down the narrow street where we always walked eating our lunch.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I showed Mr. Carney which way.
Chapter 7 of A Daughter of the Morning by Zona Gale holds 327 sentences, grouped into 66 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 327 sentences of A Daughter of the Morning, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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