Chapter 7 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?" At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts. "Oh! I don't know," he said... "You see, we know so little.
Chapter 7 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.”
against your will
From this reading “"You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"”
without law or control
From this reading “"You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"”
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading “At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.”
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “"You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.”
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 “At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.”
In this reading “At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.”
In this reading “At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
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From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
rid of obstructions
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know," he said...
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know," he said...
against your will
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know," he said...
without law or control
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You see, we know so little.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I don't know," he said...
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see, we know so little.
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You see, we know so little.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You see, we know so little.
a Caucasian
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At sight of the shiver and her white face he remembered her friendly relations with Van Bleit, and hesitated to give free expression to his thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You think,"--Mrs Lawless shivered involuntarily--"that he won't be able to clear himself?"
Chapter 7 of Grit Lawless by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 423 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.
Chapter 7 holds 423 sentences of Grit Lawless, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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