Chapter 7 of Harry Joscelyn is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Harry Joscelyn is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNCLE HENRY. Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did. No clock was ever more regular. He was not like the present family of Joscelyns. He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.
Chapter 7 of Harry Joscelyn is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “UNCLE HENRY.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.”
according to the clock
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “No clock was ever more regular.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.”
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.
In this reading “Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.”
In this reading “Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.”
the chief executive department of the United States government
In this reading “He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading No clock was ever more regular.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
at any time
From this reading No clock was ever more regular.
a social unit living together
From this reading He was not like the present family of Joscelyns.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading UNCLE HENRY.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not like the present family of Joscelyns.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was not like the present family of Joscelyns.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No clock was ever more regular.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
not any; not one
From this reading No clock was ever more regular.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not like the present family of Joscelyns.
according to the clock
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was not like the present family of Joscelyns.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He was not like the present family of Joscelyns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading No clock was ever more regular.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was not like the present family of Joscelyns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Henry Joscelyn came down stairs at nine o’clock to breakfast as he always did.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE HENRY.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No clock was ever more regular.
a Caucasian
From this reading He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.
which person or people
From this reading He had taken after his mother, who was the grandmother of Ralph Joscelyn of the White House.
Chapter 7 of Harry Joscelyn by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 232 sentences of Harry Joscelyn, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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