Chapter 7 of Heartsease is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Heartsease is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What is so shrill as silent tears? --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day. The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying. You must not lose a moment if you would see her alive.’ Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’
Chapter 7 of Heartsease is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.”
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “--GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.”
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading “Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “--GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.”
without or deprived of the use of speech or words
From this reading “Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’”
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading “What is so shrill as silent tears?”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You must not lose a moment if you would see her alive.’
quickly and without warning
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.
possessing life
From this reading You must not lose a moment if you would see her alive.’
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What is so shrill as silent tears?
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You must not lose a moment if you would see her alive.’
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.
stricken with horror
From this reading Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You must not lose a moment if you would see her alive.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.
without or deprived of the use of speech or words
From this reading Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’
a search for knowledge
From this reading Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is so shrill as silent tears?
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading You must not lose a moment if you would see her alive.’
a particular point in time
From this reading You must not lose a moment if you would see her alive.’
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not lose a moment if you would see her alive.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must not lose a moment if you would see her alive.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You must not lose a moment if you would see her alive.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading What is so shrill as silent tears?
marked by absence of sound
From this reading What is so shrill as silent tears?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What is so shrill as silent tears?
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading What is so shrill as silent tears?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --GEORGE HERBERT Arthur came home late in the afternoon of the following day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Arthur turned pale, and gave an inarticulate exclamation of horror-stricken inquiry--‘Confined?’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is so shrill as silent tears?
which person or people
From this reading The door was opened to him by his brother, who abruptly said, ‘She is dying.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You must not lose a moment if you would see her alive.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must not lose a moment if you would see her alive.’
Chapter 7 of Heartsease by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 571 sentences, grouped into 115 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 571 sentences of Heartsease, unabridged, divided into 115 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Heartsease by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 571 sentences, grouped into 115 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.
Work through the 115 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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