Chapter 7 of Friendship Village Love Stories is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Friendship Village Love Stories is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him. And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before. He must see her. It was unthinkable that she should be away. To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.
Chapter 7 of Friendship Village Love Stories is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.”
befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
From this reading “The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.”
-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading “The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.”
and nothing more
From this reading “And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.”
incapable of being conceived or considered
From this reading “It was unthinkable that she should be away.”
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading “To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.”
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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a reception held in your own home
In this reading “The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was unthinkable that she should be away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was unthinkable that she should be away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was unthinkable that she should be away.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
go away from a place
From this reading To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.
befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must see her.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
information about recent and important events
From this reading And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He must see her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was unthinkable that she should be away.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was unthinkable that she should be away.
and nothing more
From this reading And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was unthinkable that she should be away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
incapable of being conceived or considered
From this reading It was unthinkable that she should be away.
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The New Lady was not at home, Elfa told him, in her motherly little heart pitying him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And at the news he sat down, quite simply, in the chair in which he had sat before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To-night he had meant to have the courage to leave with her his verses.
Chapter 7 of Friendship Village Love Stories by Zona Gale holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of Friendship Village Love Stories, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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