Chapter 7 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You have to know,” he said. “You have to serve and help me.” (Help him! How could she help him or herself? How far was this thing going?
Chapter 7 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could she help him or herself?”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “How far was this thing going?”
the act of departing
From this reading “How far was this thing going?”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ““You have to serve and help me.””
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “How could she help him or herself?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ““You have to know,” he said.”
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading ““You have to serve and help me.””
a special situation
From this reading “How far was this thing going?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You have to serve and help me.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could she help him or herself?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading How far was this thing going?
the act of departing
From this reading How far was this thing going?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have to know,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You have to know,” he said.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “You have to serve and help me.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading How could she help him or herself?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (Help him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could she help him or herself?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You have to know,” he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You have to serve and help me.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How could she help him or herself?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You have to know,” he said.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “You have to serve and help me.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How could she help him or herself?
a special situation
From this reading How far was this thing going?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How far was this thing going?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You have to know,” he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How far was this thing going?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have to know,” he said.
Chapter 7 of Christina Alberta's father by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of Christina Alberta's father, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Christina Alberta's father by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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