Chapter 7 of A London Life, and Other Tales is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A London Life, and Other Tales is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'About her marriage?' 'About sailing. But she won't change now.' Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him. 'Well, _are_ you going?'
Chapter 7 of A London Life, and Other Tales is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 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.
past form of “challenge” — take exception to
From this reading “Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “But she won't change now.'”
the act of departing
From this reading “'Well, _are_ you going?'”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “'About her marriage?'”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.”
the work of a sailor
From this reading “'About sailing.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'About her marriage?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Well, _are_ you going?'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she won't change now.'
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
past form of “challenge” — take exception to
From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But she won't change now.'
the act of departing
From this reading 'Well, _are_ you going?'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'About her marriage?'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading 'About her marriage?'
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Jasper came back, and his mother instantly challenged him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But she won't change now.'
the work of a sailor
From this reading 'About sailing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she won't change now.'
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Well, _are_ you going?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she won't change now.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Well, _are_ you going?'
Chapter 7 of A London Life, and Other Tales by Henry James holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of A London Life, and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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