Chapter 7 of Blindness is here in full — 1149 sentences across 230 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Blindness is here in full — 1149 sentences across 230 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FINISHING “HOW minute we are.” “Why?” “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately. And we are so small compared to the trees. Gods come and go, but trees remain.
Chapter 7 of Blindness is here in full — 1149 sentences across 230 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “And we are so small compared to the trees.”
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading ““Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “FINISHING “HOW minute we are.””
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Gods come and go, but trees remain.”
in the recent past
From this reading ““Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “FINISHING “HOW minute we are.””
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Gods come and go, but trees remain.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “And we are so small compared to the trees.”
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In this reading ““Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.”
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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 “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And we are so small compared to the trees.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FINISHING “HOW minute we are.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gods come and go, but trees remain.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Gods come and go, but trees remain.
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading And we are so small compared to the trees.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading FINISHING “HOW minute we are.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Gods come and go, but trees remain.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Gods come and go, but trees remain.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
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From this reading FINISHING “HOW minute we are.”
in the recent past
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading FINISHING “HOW minute we are.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
by chance
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Gods come and go, but trees remain.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And we are so small compared to the trees.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And we are so small compared to the trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And we are so small compared to the trees.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading And we are so small compared to the trees.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading FINISHING “HOW minute we are.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, this does not seem to be a time of great feelings, perhaps we have had too many of them lately.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?”
Chapter 7 of Blindness by Henry Green holds 1149 sentences, grouped into 230 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 1149 sentences of Blindness, unabridged, divided into 230 reading sections.
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