Chapter 7 of A Young Man's Year is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Young Man's Year is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther." "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea. "Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?" "The latter, Judith. In fact I sent him to her."
Chapter 7 of A Young Man's Year is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."”
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."”
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading “"I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “"Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?"”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “"The latter, Judith.”
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."”
someone who visits
From this reading “"I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “"I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."”
in reality or actuality
In this reading “In fact I sent him to her."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."
having fair knowledge of
From this reading "Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?"
(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 ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?"
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?"
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In fact I sent him to her."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact I sent him to her."
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading "The latter, Judith.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading "The latter, Judith.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading In fact I sent him to her."
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact I sent him to her."
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading ALL OF A FLUTTER "Bernadette's got a new toy, Esther."
someone who visits
From this reading "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading "I know it," said Mrs. Norton Ward, handing her visitor a cup of tea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you mean that you know the fact or that you're acquainted with the individual?"
Chapter 7 of A Young Man's Year by Anthony Hope holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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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