Chapter 7 of Hunger is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Hunger is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you? I would be really so grateful." A pause. I walked on in expectation. "You have seen me before," she replies.
Chapter 7 of Hunger is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “I walked on in expectation.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “I would be really so grateful."”
lacking discretion; injudicious
From this reading “"I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “"I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “A pause.”
plural of “reply” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"You have seen me before," she replies.”
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading “"I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “I walked on in expectation.”
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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 A pause.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading I walked on in expectation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading I would be really so grateful."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I walked on in expectation.
lacking discretion; injudicious
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
and nothing more
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
not any; not one
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I walked on in expectation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading A pause.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I would be really so grateful."
plural of “reply” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "You have seen me before," she replies.
express in words
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You have seen me before," she replies.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have seen me before," she replies.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
express in words
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I walked on in expectation.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would be really so grateful."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have no wish to be indiscreet," I say; "but won't you tell me your name before we part? and won't you, just for one second, lift up your veil so that I can see you?
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