Chapter 7 of Bessie's Fortune: A Novel is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Bessie's Fortune: A Novel is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE INTERVIEW. The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly: "Not at all, not at all. If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come. How is he?"
Chapter 7 of Bessie's Fortune: A Novel is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.”
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “THE INTERVIEW.”
with little or no delay
From this reading “The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:”
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:”
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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 The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
(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 "Not at all, not at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at all, not at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is he?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading THE INTERVIEW.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is he?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at all, not at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
with little or no delay
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTERVIEW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
precisely as stated
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
at the time that
From this reading The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room, and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he answered promptly:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I can be of any comfort to you or your father, I should be very sorry not to come.
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