Chapter 7 of Her Lord and Master is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Her Lord and Master is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Character, brain, muscle," observed Lord Canning. "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day." He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm. "Mail for me, Indiana?" "Yes, it’s all up in your room."
Chapter 7 of Her Lord and Master is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “can” — preserve in a can or tin
From this reading “"Character, brain, muscle," observed Lord Canning.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.”
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading “He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.”
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading “He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.”
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading “"Mail for me, Indiana?"”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “"Mail for me, Indiana?"”
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading “"Character, brain, muscle," observed Lord Canning.”
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 “He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Yes, it’s all up in your room."
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day."
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 "Character, brain, muscle," observed Lord Canning.
inflected form of “can” — preserve in a can or tin
From this reading "Character, brain, muscle," observed Lord Canning.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading "Character, brain, muscle," observed Lord Canning.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mail for me, Indiana?"
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, it’s all up in your room."
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading "Mail for me, Indiana?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, it’s all up in your room."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Character, brain, muscle," observed Lord Canning.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day."
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading "Mail for me, Indiana?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mail for me, Indiana?"
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading "Character, brain, muscle," observed Lord Canning.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "Character, brain, muscle," observed Lord Canning.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Yes, it’s all up in your room."
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Yes, it’s all up in your room."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "That is the stuff which has made the American nation what it is to-day."
which person or people
From this reading He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He extended his hand to Glen, who grasped it without enthusiasm.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, it’s all up in your room."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, it’s all up in your room."
Chapter 7 of Her Lord and Master by Martha Morton holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of Her Lord and Master, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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