Chapter 7 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hermione," I said, "what do you think of the New Art?" "It's wonderful!" she breathed, "just simply wonderful! So esoteric, and yet so simple! But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest. His ears, you know -- don't you think they are too large?
Chapter 7 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uttered without voice
From this reading “"It's wonderful!" she breathed, "just simply wonderful!”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “His ears, you know -- don't you think they are too large?”
confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
From this reading “So esoteric, and yet so simple!”
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading “But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “So esoteric, and yet so simple!”
and nothing more
From this reading “"It's wonderful!" she breathed, "just simply wonderful!”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “"It's wonderful!" she breathed, "just simply wonderful!”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So esoteric, and yet so simple!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His ears, you know -- don't you think they are too large?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Hermione," I said, "what do you think of the New Art?"
uttered without voice
From this reading "It's wonderful!" she breathed, "just simply wonderful!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Hermione," I said, "what do you think of the New Art?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His ears, you know -- don't you think they are too large?
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading His ears, you know -- don't you think they are too large?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
From this reading So esoteric, and yet so simple!
the act of departing
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hermione," I said, "what do you think of the New Art?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His ears, you know -- don't you think they are too large?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Hermione," I said, "what do you think of the New Art?"
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's wonderful!" she breathed, "just simply wonderful!
and nothing more
From this reading "It's wonderful!" she breathed, "just simply wonderful!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading His ears, you know -- don't you think they are too large?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His ears, you know -- don't you think they are too large?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Hermione," I said, "what do you think of the New Art?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Hermione," I said, "what do you think of the New Art?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hermione," I said, "what do you think of the New Art?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's wonderful!" she breathed, "just simply wonderful!
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading So esoteric, and yet so simple!
and nothing more
From this reading "It's wonderful!" she breathed, "just simply wonderful!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So esoteric, and yet so simple!
express in speech
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hermione," I said, "what do you think of the New Art?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His ears, you know -- don't you think they are too large?
a special situation
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Hermione," I said, "what do you think of the New Art?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading His ears, you know -- don't you think they are too large?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there is one thing I am going to speak to Mrs. Voke Easely about -- one improvement I am going to suggest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Hermione," I said, "what do you think of the New Art?"
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "It's wonderful!" she breathed, "just simply wonderful!
but in spite of that
From this reading So esoteric, and yet so simple!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hermione," I said, "what do you think of the New Art?"
Chapter 7 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious by Don Marquis holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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