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Far-Away Stories

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Far-Away Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.
"This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.
"I am going into the _cercle_ to play écarté.
Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"
"I'll stay here," said the little Princess Ottilie.
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Far-Away Stories

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Far-Away Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.
Line 2
"This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.
/ðɪs hoʊl ɪz ˈɡetɪŋ ɑːn maɪ nɜːrvz hiː sed ɪn frentʃ tuː hɪz kəmˈpænjən/
Line 3
"I am going into the _cercle_ to play écarté.
Line 4
Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"
/wɪl juː ɡoʊ tuː jɔːr ˈmʌðər huːm aɪ siː ˈoʊvər ðer ɔːr wɪl juː steɪ hiːr/
Line 5
"I'll stay here," said the little Princess Ottilie.

Learner Dictionary

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.

drinking noun US /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading “Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.”

hole noun US /hoʊl/

an opening into or through something

From this reading “"This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.”

nerves noun US /nɜːrvz/

an uneasy psychological state

From this reading “"This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.”

Princess noun US /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading “"I'll stay here," said the little Princess Ottilie.”

pushed verb US /pʊʃt/

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading “Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.”

summoned verb US /ˈsʌmənd/

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading “Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.”

tea noun US /tiː/

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading “Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.”

waiter noun US /ˈweɪtər/

a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

From this reading “Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

stay here verb + particle

In this reading “Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"”

pushed back verb + particle counted as “push back”

the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw

In this reading “Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.”

All words in this reading · 54

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.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am going into the _cercle_ to play écarté.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

Bernheim

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

cercle

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I am going into the _cercle_ to play écarté.

chairnounUS /tʃer/

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

drinkingnounUS /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading "I am going into the _cercle_ to play écarté.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

holenounUS /hoʊl/

an opening into or through something

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I am going into the _cercle_ to play écarté.

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I'll stay here," said the little Princess Ottilie.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "I am going into the _cercle_ to play écarté.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "I'll stay here," said the little Princess Ottilie.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

nervesnounUS /nɜːrvz/

an uneasy psychological state

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"

Ottilie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I'll stay here," said the little Princess Ottilie.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"

paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading "I am going into the _cercle_ to play écarté.

PresentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading "I'll stay here," said the little Princess Ottilie.

pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"

summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

teanounUS /tiː/

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "This hole is getting on my nerves," he said in French to his companion.

waiternounUS /ˈweɪtər/

a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

From this reading Presently Bernheim summoned the waiter, paid him for the tea the girl had been drinking and pushed back his chair.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Will you go to your mother whom I see over there, or will you stay here?"

écarté

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I am going into the _cercle_ to play écarté.

Chapter 7 of Far-Away Stories by William John Locke holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.

What does chapter 7 of Far-Away Stories contain?

Chapter 7 holds 422 sentences of Far-Away Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Far-Away Stories by William John Locke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.

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