Chapter 7 of Castles in the Air is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Castles in the Air is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart. I feel keenly, Sir, very keenly. Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw. I suffer acutely.
Chapter 7 of Castles in the Air is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading “I suffer acutely.”
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading “Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.”
plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.”
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.”
provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
From this reading “No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.”
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading “I feel keenly, Sir, very keenly.”
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading “Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.”
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading “Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.”
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From this reading 1.
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading I suffer acutely.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel keenly, Sir, very keenly.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel keenly, Sir, very keenly.
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading I feel keenly, Sir, very keenly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
being perceived or observed
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
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From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
term of address for a man
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I suffer acutely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading Blows dealt me by Fate, or, as has been more often the case, by the cruel and treacherous hand of man, touch me on the raw.
precisely as stated
From this reading I feel keenly, Sir, very keenly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No doubt, Sir, that you have noticed during the course of our conversations that Nature has endowed me with an over-sensitive heart.
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