Chapter 7 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Here Claire rose, placing a hand on Sophia's arm. "No," she said, "I couldn't accept such a place as that. I'm not able to fill it. I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past. I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.
Chapter 7 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “"No," she said, "I couldn't accept such a place as that.”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Here Claire rose, placing a hand on Sophia's arm.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “I'm not able to fill it.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.”
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Here Claire rose, placing a hand on Sophia's arm.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.”
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.
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In this reading “I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.”
In this reading “I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.”
investigate scientifically
In this reading “I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.”
In this reading “I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.”
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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 Here Claire rose, placing a hand on Sophia's arm.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I'm not able to fill it.
consider or hold as true
From this reading "No," she said, "I couldn't accept such a place as that.
(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 I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Here Claire rose, placing a hand on Sophia's arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "No," she said, "I couldn't accept such a place as that.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here Claire rose, placing a hand on Sophia's arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," she said, "I couldn't accept such a place as that.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading I'm not able to fill it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Here Claire rose, placing a hand on Sophia's arm.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Claire rose, placing a hand on Sophia's arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," she said, "I couldn't accept such a place as that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm not able to fill it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm not able to fill it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," she said, "I couldn't accept such a place as that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not able to fill it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here Claire rose, placing a hand on Sophia's arm.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "No," she said, "I couldn't accept such a place as that.
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Here Claire rose, placing a hand on Sophia's arm.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Here Claire rose, placing a hand on Sophia's arm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," she said, "I couldn't accept such a place as that.
only a very short time before
From this reading I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," she said, "I couldn't accept such a place as that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here Claire rose, placing a hand on Sophia's arm.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "No," she said, "I couldn't accept such a place as that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No," she said, "I couldn't accept such a place as that.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I've scarcely looked into a book, Sophia, in all that time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm not able to fill it.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
a late time of life
From this reading I have been living a life of hard work for three or four years past.
Chapter 7 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel by Edgar Fawcett holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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