Chapter 7 of Golden treasury of famous books is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Golden treasury of famous books is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away. A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well. The music comes nearer, nearer. You can almost imagine that you see the players marching down the street. And here they are.
Chapter 7 of Golden treasury of famous books is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “You can almost imagine that you see the players marching down the street.”
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading “You can almost imagine that you see the players marching down the street.”
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading “A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.”
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.”
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “You can almost imagine that you see the players marching down the street.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.”
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.”
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 “The music comes nearer, nearer.”
sporadically and infrequently
In this reading “THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.”
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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 THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading You can almost imagine that you see the players marching down the street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here they are.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And here they are.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can almost imagine that you see the players marching down the street.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The music comes nearer, nearer.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading You can almost imagine that you see the players marching down the street.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here they are.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading You can almost imagine that you see the players marching down the street.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading You can almost imagine that you see the players marching down the street.
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading The music comes nearer, nearer.
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
by chance
From this reading A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading You can almost imagine that you see the players marching down the street.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You can almost imagine that you see the players marching down the street.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading You can almost imagine that you see the players marching down the street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And here they are.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
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From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A band, perhaps, is playing the air of some martial song that you know well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WAVERLEY NOVELS You have heard at times a strain of music far away.
Chapter 7 of Golden treasury of famous books by Marjory MacMurchy, Lady, -1938 Willison holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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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