Chapter 7 of Historical Romances is here in full — 540 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Historical Romances is here in full — 540 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMER. Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client. I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors. I stared, I say, round this room, in a state of stupefaction.
Chapter 7 of Historical Romances is here in full — 540 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “cardinal” — (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading “Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client.”
a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading “Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client.”
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading “I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.”
a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “MARTIN'S SUMMER.”
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.”
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In this reading “I stared, I say, round this room, in a state of stupefaction.”
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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 I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
later than; following
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client.
possessive form of “cardinal” — (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client.
a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client.
of great significance or value
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stared, I say, round this room, in a state of stupefaction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading MARTIN'S SUMMER.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I stared, I say, round this room, in a state of stupefaction.
and nothing more
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client.
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
express in words
From this reading I stared, I say, round this room, in a state of stupefaction.
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From this reading ST.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I stared, I say, round this room, in a state of stupefaction.
a feeling of stupefied astonishment
From this reading I stared, I say, round this room, in a state of stupefaction.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading MARTIN'S SUMMER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I stared, I say, round this room, in a state of stupefaction.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I stared round the room, a long narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal's _levee_ I was the only client.
Chapter 7 of Historical Romances by Stanley John Weyman holds 540 sentences, grouped into 108 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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