Chapter 7 of A True Friend: A Novel is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A True Friend: A Novel is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NORA'S NEW ACQUAINTANCE. "He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him. "Poor little fellow!" "He's a pretty little boy," said Nora, carelessly. "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
Chapter 7 of A True Friend: A Novel is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “NORA'S NEW ACQUAINTANCE.”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “"He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him.”
without care or concern
From this reading “"He's a pretty little boy," said Nora, carelessly.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Poor little fellow!"”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “"His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “"He's a pretty little boy," said Nora, carelessly.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.”
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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 pretty little boy," said Nora, carelessly.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading NORA'S NEW ACQUAINTANCE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading "He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him.
a youthful male person
From this reading "He's a pretty little boy," said Nora, carelessly.
without care or concern
From this reading "He's a pretty little boy," said Nora, carelessly.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
a boy or man
From this reading "Poor little fellow!"
destroyed or killed
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him.
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From this reading "He's a pretty little boy," said Nora, carelessly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Poor little fellow!"
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NORA'S NEW ACQUAINTANCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's a pretty little boy," said Nora, carelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NORA'S NEW ACQUAINTANCE.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
above and across; more than
From this reading "He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him.
by chance
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor little fellow!"
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "He's a pretty little boy," said Nora, carelessly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him.
express in words
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "He must have lost his way," said Janetta, bending over him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "His nurse or his mother or somebody will be near, I dare say--perhaps gone up to the house.
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