Chapter 7 of Enchantment is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Enchantment is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, sir." "What have you done with it?" "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his. It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café." "And this hat isn't yours, then?"--helplessly.
Chapter 7 of Enchantment is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in the past
From this reading “"Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “"Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “"And this hat isn't yours, then?"--helplessly.”
in a helpless manner
From this reading “"And this hat isn't yours, then?"--helplessly.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “"Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “"Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café."”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"And this hat isn't yours, then?"--helplessly.”
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 “"Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
in the past
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And this hat isn't yours, then?"--helplessly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "What have you done with it?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
a person of French nationality
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "And this hat isn't yours, then?"--helplessly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you done with it?"
in a helpless manner
From this reading "And this hat isn't yours, then?"--helplessly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And this hat isn't yours, then?"--helplessly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What have you done with it?"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
To recall to mind.
From this reading It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "And this hat isn't yours, then?"--helplessly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And this hat isn't yours, then?"--helplessly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you done with it?"
which person or people
From this reading "Not five minutes ago I gave it to a Frenchman, who seemed to recognize it as his.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What have you done with it?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you done with it?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was the Frenchman, if you will remember, who sat near your table in the café."
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "And this hat isn't yours, then?"--helplessly.
Chapter 7 of Enchantment by Harold MacGrath holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Enchantment, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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