Chapter 7 of Edgar Huntly is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Edgar Huntly is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clarice, meanwhile, was absent. Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first. My impatience would not allow me to wait till her death. I visited her, but was once more obliged to return alone. I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
Chapter 7 of Edgar Huntly is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not being in a specified place
From this reading “Clarice, meanwhile, was absent.”
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading “Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “My impatience would not allow me to wait till her death.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “Clarice, meanwhile, was absent.”
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading “I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “I visited her, but was once more obliged to return alone.”
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 Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
not being in a specified place
From this reading Clarice, meanwhile, was absent.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading My impatience would not allow me to wait till her death.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I visited her, but was once more obliged to return alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I visited her, but was once more obliged to return alone.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarice, meanwhile, was absent.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading My impatience would not allow me to wait till her death.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
death of a person
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I visited her, but was once more obliged to return alone.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading My impatience would not allow me to wait till her death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My impatience would not allow me to wait till her death.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Clarice, meanwhile, was absent.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I visited her, but was once more obliged to return alone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My impatience would not allow me to wait till her death.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My impatience would not allow me to wait till her death.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading I visited her, but was once more obliged to return alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
on one occasion
From this reading I visited her, but was once more obliged to return alone.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading I arrived late in the city, and, being greatly fatigued, I retired almost immediately to my chamber.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I visited her, but was once more obliged to return alone.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
up to a particular time
From this reading My impatience would not allow me to wait till her death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her friend seemed, at the end of a month, to be little less distant from the grave than at first.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I visited her, but was once more obliged to return alone.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading My impatience would not allow me to wait till her death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clarice, meanwhile, was absent.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My impatience would not allow me to wait till her death.
Chapter 7 of Edgar Huntly by Charles Brockden Brown holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 221 sentences of Edgar Huntly, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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