Chapter 7 of Eve: A Novel is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Eve: A Novel is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BARBARA’S PETITION. MIDSUMMER-DAY was come. Mr. Jordan was in suspense and agitation. His pale face was more livid and drawn than usual. The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.
Chapter 7 of Eve: A Novel is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading “Mr. Jordan was in suspense and agitation.”
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.”
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading “The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.”
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading “Mr. Jordan was in suspense and agitation.”
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading “His pale face was more livid and drawn than usual.”
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading “BARBARA’S PETITION.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “Mr. Jordan was in suspense and agitation.”
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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In this reading “His pale face was more livid and drawn than usual.”
In this reading “Mr. Jordan was in suspense and agitation.”
In this reading “The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.”
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a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading Mr. Jordan was in suspense and agitation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Jordan was in suspense and agitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARBARA’S PETITION.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MIDSUMMER-DAY was come.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading His pale face was more livid and drawn than usual.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His pale face was more livid and drawn than usual.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His pale face was more livid and drawn than usual.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Jordan was in suspense and agitation.
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading Mr. Jordan was in suspense and agitation.
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading His pale face was more livid and drawn than usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MIDSUMMER-DAY was come.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His pale face was more livid and drawn than usual.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Jordan was in suspense and agitation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading His pale face was more livid and drawn than usual.
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading BARBARA’S PETITION.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading Mr. Jordan was in suspense and agitation.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His pale face was more livid and drawn than usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fears inspired by the surgeon had taken hold of him.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading His pale face was more livid and drawn than usual.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MIDSUMMER-DAY was come.
Chapter 7 of Eve: A Novel by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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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