Chapter 7 of Dusty answer is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Dusty answer is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘No, never.’ ‘You don’t need to wear a bathing-suit then. It’s far more delicious with nothing on.’ ‘I suppose it is.’ ‘I do it quite often.’
Chapter 7 of Dusty answer is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “It’s far more delicious with nothing on.’”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “It’s far more delicious with nothing on.’”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “‘You don’t need to wear a bathing-suit then.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It’s far more delicious with nothing on.’”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “‘I do it quite often.’”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “‘I do it quite often.’”
express a supposition
From this reading “‘I suppose it is.’”
be dressed in
From this reading “‘You don’t need to wear a bathing-suit then.”
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 “It’s far more delicious with nothing on.’”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘You don’t need to wear a bathing-suit then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You don’t need to wear a bathing-suit then.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading It’s far more delicious with nothing on.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘I do it quite often.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You don’t need to wear a bathing-suit then.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It’s far more delicious with nothing on.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I suppose it is.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I suppose it is.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I suppose it is.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s far more delicious with nothing on.’
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It’s far more delicious with nothing on.’
a condition requiring relief
From this reading ‘You don’t need to wear a bathing-suit then.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ‘No, never.’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, never.’
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It’s far more delicious with nothing on.’
many times at short intervals
From this reading ‘I do it quite often.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It’s far more delicious with nothing on.’
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading ‘I do it quite often.’
express a supposition
From this reading ‘I suppose it is.’
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘You don’t need to wear a bathing-suit then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘You don’t need to wear a bathing-suit then.
be dressed in
From this reading ‘You don’t need to wear a bathing-suit then.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It’s far more delicious with nothing on.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You don’t need to wear a bathing-suit then.
Chapter 7 of Dusty answer by Rosamond Lehmann holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of Dusty answer, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Dusty answer by Rosamond Lehmann exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 600 minutes of reading across 1854 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Dusty answer, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
