Chapter 7 of Hilda's Home: A Story of Woman's Emancipation is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Hilda's Home: A Story of Woman's Emancipation is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Now walk with me a few blocks onward. A different portion of the city is reached. Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs. Their dainty persons adorned with flashing jewels. They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
Chapter 7 of Hilda's Home: A Story of Woman's Emancipation is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading “Their dainty persons adorned with flashing jewels.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.”
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading ““Now walk with me a few blocks onward.”
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs.”
plural of “concert” — a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.”
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs.”
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading ““Now walk with me a few blocks onward.”
plural of “opera” — a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading “They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.”
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 throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.”
In this reading ““Now walk with me a few blocks onward.”
In this reading “They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.”
In this reading “Their dainty persons adorned with flashing jewels.”
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 “Now walk with me a few blocks onward.
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading Their dainty persons adorned with flashing jewels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “Now walk with me a few blocks onward.
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading A different portion of the city is reached.
plural of “concert” — a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
delicately beautiful
From this reading Their dainty persons adorned with flashing jewels.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading A different portion of the city is reached.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
without a fault; in a faultless manner
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “Now walk with me a few blocks onward.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs.
a short vivid experience
From this reading Their dainty persons adorned with flashing jewels.
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A different portion of the city is reached.
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Their dainty persons adorned with flashing jewels.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now walk with me a few blocks onward.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now walk with me a few blocks onward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A different portion of the city is reached.
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading “Now walk with me a few blocks onward.
plural of “opera” — a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Their dainty persons adorned with flashing jewels.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading A different portion of the city is reached.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading A different portion of the city is reached.
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A different portion of the city is reached.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their dainty persons adorned with flashing jewels.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
a large gathering of people
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here are carriages filled with ladies dressed in velvets and furs.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Now walk with me a few blocks onward.
during the time that
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Now walk with me a few blocks onward.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading They throng the operas, concerts, reception rooms, while faultlessly attired swains hang upon their every word.
Chapter 7 of Hilda's Home: A Story of Woman's Emancipation by Rosa Graul holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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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