Chapter 7 of A Room with a View is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Room with a View is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon. What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover. Mr. Eager had met them with a questioning eye. Charlotte had repulsed him with much small talk. Mr. Emerson, seeking his son, was told whereabouts to find him.
Chapter 7 of A Room with a View is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading “They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.”
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading “Mr. Emerson, seeking his son, was told whereabouts to find him.”
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading “They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.”
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.”
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading “Mr. Eager had met them with a questioning eye.”
past form of “repulse” — force or drive back
From this reading “Charlotte had repulsed him with much small talk.”
past form of “side” — take sides for or against
From this reading “What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.”
the general location where something is
From this reading “Mr. Emerson, seeking his son, was told whereabouts to find him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Mr. Eager had met them with a questioning eye.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
(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 They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading Charlotte had repulsed him with much small talk.
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Mr. Eager had met them with a questioning eye.
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading Mr. Emerson, seeking his son, was told whereabouts to find him.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.
the organ of sight
From this reading Mr. Eager had met them with a questioning eye.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Mr. Emerson, seeking his son, was told whereabouts to find him.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Charlotte had repulsed him with much small talk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Emerson, seeking his son, was told whereabouts to find him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Mr. Eager had met them with a questioning eye.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Eager had met them with a questioning eye.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Charlotte had repulsed him with much small talk.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading Mr. Eager had met them with a questioning eye.
past form of “repulse” — force or drive back
From this reading Charlotte had repulsed him with much small talk.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
the act of searching for something
From this reading Mr. Emerson, seeking his son, was told whereabouts to find him.
past form of “side” — take sides for or against
From this reading What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Charlotte had repulsed him with much small talk.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
a male human offspring
From this reading Mr. Emerson, seeking his son, was told whereabouts to find him.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Charlotte had repulsed him with much small talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Eager had met them with a questioning eye.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Mr. Emerson, seeking his son, was told whereabouts to find him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They Return Some complicated game had been playing up and down the hillside all the afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What it was and exactly how the players had sided, Lucy was slow to discover.
the general location where something is
From this reading Mr. Emerson, seeking his son, was told whereabouts to find him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Eager had met them with a questioning eye.
Chapter 7 of A Room with a View by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster holds 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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.
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