Chapter 7 of Beginners Luck is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Beginners Luck is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake. “The very one,” said Mrs. Bush. “And then Dad died too.” She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute. “But it worries me, what she must think of me,” she said.
Chapter 7 of Beginners Luck is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading ““It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake.”
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading ““It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake.”
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading ““The very one,” said Mrs. Bush.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““And then Dad died too.””
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.”
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading ““It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake.”
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.”
plural of “worry” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading ““But it worries me, what she must think of me,” she said.”
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In this reading “She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading ““But it worries me, what she must think of me,” she said.”
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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 She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And then Dad died too.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “The very one,” said Mrs. Bush.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it worries me, what she must think of me,” she said.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “And then Dad died too.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “And then Dad died too.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But it worries me, what she must think of me,” she said.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “The very one,” said Mrs. Bush.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But it worries me, what she must think of me,” she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But it worries me, what she must think of me,” she said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The very one,” said Mrs. Bush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading “It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake.
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The very one,” said Mrs. Bush.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “And then Dad died too.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “But it worries me, what she must think of me,” she said.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She put her hands down among the potato peelings and thought about it for a minute.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “And then Dad died too.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “The very one,” said Mrs. Bush.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But it worries me, what she must think of me,” she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It was that building with the pillars?” asked Blake.
plural of “worry” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “But it worries me, what she must think of me,” she said.
Chapter 7 of Beginners Luck by Emily Hahn holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 406 sentences of Beginners Luck, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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