Chapter 7 of Hesper, the Home-Spirit is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Hesper, the Home-Spirit is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUNT BETSEY. AUNT BETSEY was sister to Hesper’s father. Her husband was comfortably situated, and they had no children. They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them. She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
Chapter 7 of Hesper, the Home-Spirit is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “AUNT BETSEY.”
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “Her husband was comfortably situated, and they had no children.”
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading “They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.”
out of fashion
From this reading “They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.”
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading “She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.”
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading “She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “Her husband was comfortably situated, and they had no children.”
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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In this reading “They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.”
In this reading “She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.”
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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 They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
in addition
From this reading She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband was comfortably situated, and they had no children.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT BETSEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT BETSEY.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Her husband was comfortably situated, and they had no children.
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading Her husband was comfortably situated, and they had no children.
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading AUNT BETSEY was sister to Hesper’s father.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her husband was comfortably situated, and they had no children.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband was comfortably situated, and they had no children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT BETSEY was sister to Hesper’s father.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband was comfortably situated, and they had no children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
not any; not one
From this reading Her husband was comfortably situated, and they had no children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
out of fashion
From this reading They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading AUNT BETSEY was sister to Hesper’s father.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Her husband was comfortably situated, and they had no children.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband was comfortably situated, and they had no children.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUNT BETSEY was sister to Hesper’s father.
a source of difficulty
From this reading They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUNT BETSEY was sister to Hesper’s father.
in or at the place that
From this reading They lived in a large, old-fashioned house, where everything was convenient, and there was no one to trouble them.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She was one of the most precise, prudent, pains-taking women in the world, and was also very peculiar.
Chapter 7 of Hesper, the Home-Spirit by Lizzie Doten holds 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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.
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