Chapter 7 of Are Parents People? is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Are Parents People? is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You know I would not do that, Letty." "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows." Nan left the room with a heavy heart. Did she want to be omniscient? Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?
Chapter 7 of Are Parents People? is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any person at all
From this reading “"I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “"I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."”
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading “Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?”
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?”
your grandmother
From this reading “Nan left the room with a heavy heart.”
infinitely wise
From this reading “Did she want to be omniscient?”
comparative of “sure” — having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?”
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 “Nan left the room with a heavy heart.”
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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 Nan left the room with a heavy heart.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
any person at all
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Did she want to be omniscient?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did she want to be omniscient?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You know I would not do that, Letty."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Nan left the room with a heavy heart.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Nan left the room with a heavy heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You know I would not do that, Letty."
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know I would not do that, Letty."
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Nan left the room with a heavy heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know I would not do that, Letty."
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
your grandmother
From this reading Nan left the room with a heavy heart.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You know I would not do that, Letty."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?
infinitely wise
From this reading Did she want to be omniscient?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Nan left the room with a heavy heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did she want to be omniscient?
comparative of “sure” — having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You know I would not do that, Letty."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nan left the room with a heavy heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Did she want to be omniscient?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Was it impertinent to be surer of a man's innocence than his wife was?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nan left the room with a heavy heart.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You know I would not do that, Letty."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know I would not do that, Letty."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't know what you'd do in your eternal wish to know more about people than anyone else knows."
Chapter 7 of Are Parents People? by Alice Duer Miller holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 7 holds 415 sentences of Are Parents People?, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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