Chapter 7 of A Mere Accident is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Mere Accident is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet. The room! Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes? Why does she shrink? Nothing has been changed.
Chapter 7 of A Mere Accident is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “aspect” — a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading “Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “Nothing has been changed.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?”
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “Why does she shrink?”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?”
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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 Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
plural of “aspect” — a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nothing has been changed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Nothing has been changed.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing has been changed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing has been changed.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Why does she shrink?
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
not in physical motion
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
lacking natural ease
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
in or at that place or location
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was still flushed, there was light upon the sea, but the room was dim and quiet.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
a late time of life
From this reading Kitty had seen it under all aspects, she had lived in it many years: then why does she look with strained eyes?
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