Chapter 7 of A Little World is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Little World is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He's gone!" said Janet, returning to the room. "He's a hideous wretch, ugly as I am. Such impudence! He did not want to buy anything. But what a little coward you are!"
Chapter 7 of A Little World is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any thing at all
From this reading “He did not want to buy anything.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “He did not want to buy anything.”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “But what a little coward you are!"”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"He's gone!" said Janet, returning to the room.”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “"He's a hideous wretch, ugly as I am.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “"He's gone!" said Janet, returning to the room.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “"He's a hideous wretch, ugly as I am.”
performs some wicked deed
From this reading “"He's a hideous wretch, ugly as I am.”
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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 "He's a hideous wretch, ugly as I am.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "He's a hideous wretch, ugly as I am.
any thing at all
From this reading He did not want to buy anything.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But what a little coward you are!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He's a hideous wretch, ugly as I am.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what a little coward you are!"
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He did not want to buy anything.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading But what a little coward you are!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not want to buy anything.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "He's gone!" said Janet, returning to the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not want to buy anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone!" said Janet, returning to the room.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading "He's a hideous wretch, ugly as I am.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He's a hideous wretch, ugly as I am.
an impudent statement
From this reading Such impudence!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone!" said Janet, returning to the room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But what a little coward you are!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not want to buy anything.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading "He's gone!" said Janet, returning to the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "He's gone!" said Janet, returning to the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He's gone!" said Janet, returning to the room.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such impudence!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He's gone!" said Janet, returning to the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He's gone!" said Janet, returning to the room.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading "He's a hideous wretch, ugly as I am.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading He did not want to buy anything.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what a little coward you are!"
performs some wicked deed
From this reading "He's a hideous wretch, ugly as I am.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But what a little coward you are!"
Chapter 7 of A Little World by George Manville Fenn holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of A Little World, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of A Little World by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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