Chapter 7 of Helen Ford is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Helen Ford is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUNDAY AND TRINITY CHURCH. It was Sunday morning. To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest. To thousands of throbbing brains it brought grateful relaxation. The great business thoroughfares wear a Sunday look.
Chapter 7 of Helen Ford is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of praying for divine protection
From this reading “To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.”
having a debilitating effect
From this reading “To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.”
plural of “frame” — the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
From this reading “To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.”
plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.”
(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
From this reading “To thousands of throbbing brains it brought grateful relaxation.”
plural of “thoroughfare” — a public road from one place to another
From this reading “The great business thoroughfares wear a Sunday look.”
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading “To thousands of throbbing brains it brought grateful relaxation.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “SUNDAY AND TRINITY CHURCH.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The great business thoroughfares wear a Sunday look.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUNDAY AND TRINITY CHURCH.
the act of praying for divine protection
From this reading To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading To thousands of throbbing brains it brought grateful relaxation.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The great business thoroughfares wear a Sunday look.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading SUNDAY AND TRINITY CHURCH.
having a debilitating effect
From this reading To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.
plural of “frame” — the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
From this reading To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading To thousands of throbbing brains it brought grateful relaxation.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great business thoroughfares wear a Sunday look.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Sunday morning.
plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The great business thoroughfares wear a Sunday look.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was Sunday morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.
(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
From this reading To thousands of throbbing brains it brought grateful relaxation.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading SUNDAY AND TRINITY CHURCH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.
plural of “thoroughfare” — a public road from one place to another
From this reading The great business thoroughfares wear a Sunday look.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading To thousands of throbbing brains it brought grateful relaxation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading SUNDAY AND TRINITY CHURCH.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Sunday morning.
be dressed in
From this reading The great business thoroughfares wear a Sunday look.
exhausted
From this reading To thousands of frames, wearied by exhausting labors, it brought the benediction of rest.
Chapter 7 of Helen Ford by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 48 sentences, grouped into 10 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 48 sentences of Helen Ford, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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