Chapter 7 of Consequences is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Consequences is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Barbara!" "You needn't be so shocked, Alex. Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me. Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal." Alex was thoroughly angered at the complacency in Barbara's voice.
Chapter 7 of Consequences is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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regarded with admiration
From this reading “Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."”
marked by extreme anger
From this reading “Alex was thoroughly angered at the complacency in Barbara's voice.”
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading “Alex was thoroughly angered at the complacency in Barbara's voice.”
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “"You needn't be so shocked, Alex.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.”
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."”
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.”
In this reading “Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.”
marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
In this reading “Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.”
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regarded with admiration
From this reading Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."
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From this reading "You needn't be so shocked, Alex.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
marked by extreme anger
From this reading Alex was thoroughly angered at the complacency in Barbara's voice.
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From this reading Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alex was thoroughly angered at the complacency in Barbara's voice.
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From this reading "Barbara!"
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From this reading Alex was thoroughly angered at the complacency in Barbara's voice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You needn't be so shocked, Alex.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading Alex was thoroughly angered at the complacency in Barbara's voice.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You needn't be so shocked, Alex.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading "You needn't be so shocked, Alex.
and nothing more
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You needn't be so shocked, Alex.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alex was thoroughly angered at the complacency in Barbara's voice.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Alex was thoroughly angered at the complacency in Barbara's voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."
precisely as stated
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Alex was thoroughly angered at the complacency in Barbara's voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hélène said he always admired _le type Anglais_, and that I was his ideal."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Of course, _I_ never wrote to _him_--that would have been too stupid; but he's very nice, and simply madly in love with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You needn't be so shocked, Alex.
Chapter 7 of Consequences by E. M. Delafield holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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