Chapter 7 of Blind Love is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Blind Love is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GAME: MOUNTJOY WINS MR. HENLEY's telegram arrived at the inn the next morning. He was willing to receive his daughter, but not unreservedly. The message was characteristic of the man: "Yes--on trial." Mountjoy was not shocked, was not even surprised.
Chapter 7 of Blind Love is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “The message was characteristic of the man: "Yes--on trial."”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “HENLEY's telegram arrived at the inn the next morning.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “The message was characteristic of the man: "Yes--on trial."”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “Mountjoy was not shocked, was not even surprised.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “HENLEY's telegram arrived at the inn the next morning.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “The message was characteristic of the man: "Yes--on trial."”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “He was willing to receive his daughter, but not unreservedly.”
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading “THE GAME: MOUNTJOY WINS MR.”
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading HENLEY's telegram arrived at the inn the next morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HENLEY's telegram arrived at the inn the next morning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was willing to receive his daughter, but not unreservedly.
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The message was characteristic of the man: "Yes--on trial."
a female human offspring
From this reading He was willing to receive his daughter, but not unreservedly.
divisible by two
From this reading Mountjoy was not shocked, was not even surprised.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE GAME: MOUNTJOY WINS MR.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was willing to receive his daughter, but not unreservedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HENLEY's telegram arrived at the inn the next morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was willing to receive his daughter, but not unreservedly.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading HENLEY's telegram arrived at the inn the next morning.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The message was characteristic of the man: "Yes--on trial."
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading The message was characteristic of the man: "Yes--on trial."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading HENLEY's telegram arrived at the inn the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GAME: MOUNTJOY WINS MR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE GAME: MOUNTJOY WINS MR.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading HENLEY's telegram arrived at the inn the next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was willing to receive his daughter, but not unreservedly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The message was characteristic of the man: "Yes--on trial."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The message was characteristic of the man: "Yes--on trial."
get something; come into possession of
From this reading He was willing to receive his daughter, but not unreservedly.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading Mountjoy was not shocked, was not even surprised.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Mountjoy was not shocked, was not even surprised.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading HENLEY's telegram arrived at the inn the next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAME: MOUNTJOY WINS MR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was willing to receive his daughter, but not unreservedly.
the act of testing something
From this reading The message was characteristic of the man: "Yes--on trial."
without reservation
From this reading He was willing to receive his daughter, but not unreservedly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was willing to receive his daughter, but not unreservedly.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading He was willing to receive his daughter, but not unreservedly.
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading THE GAME: MOUNTJOY WINS MR.
an affirmative
From this reading The message was characteristic of the man: "Yes--on trial."
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