Chapter 7 of Home Scenes and Home Influence is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Home Scenes and Home Influence is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly. "I'm hungry." "It will be ready in a few minutes, Clarence." "I want it now. I'm hungry."
Chapter 7 of Home Scenes and Home Influence is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “"Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.”
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading “"It will be ready in a few minutes, Clarence."”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “"Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.”
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading “"Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “"I'm hungry."”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “"Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “"It will be ready in a few minutes, Clarence."”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “"Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.”
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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 "It will be ready in a few minutes, Clarence."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It will be ready in a few minutes, Clarence."
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading "It will be ready in a few minutes, Clarence."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "It will be ready in a few minutes, Clarence."
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "I'm hungry."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want it now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm hungry."
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It will be ready in a few minutes, Clarence."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will be ready in a few minutes, Clarence."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "It will be ready in a few minutes, Clarence."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I want it now.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want it now.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will be ready in a few minutes, Clarence."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Isn't dinner ready yet?" he said, with fretful impatience, his whole manner changing suddenly.
Chapter 7 of Home Scenes and Home Influence by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 7 holds 434 sentences of Home Scenes and Home Influence, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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