Chapter 7 of In a Glass Darkly, V. 3/3 is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of In a Glass Darkly, V. 3/3 is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HER HABITS--A SAUNTER. I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars. There were some that did not please me so well. She was above the middle height of women. I shall begin by describing her.
Chapter 7 of In a Glass Darkly, V. 3/3 is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I shall begin by describing her.”
strongly attracted
From this reading “I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars.”
-ing form of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading “I shall begin by describing her.”
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading “HER HABITS--A SAUNTER.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “She was above the middle height of women.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “She was above the middle height of women.”
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading “I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars.”
a careless leisurely gait
From this reading “HER HABITS--A SAUNTER.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She was above the middle height of women.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 HER HABITS--A SAUNTER.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She was above the middle height of women.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I shall begin by describing her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I shall begin by describing her.
strongly attracted
From this reading I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars.
-ing form of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading I shall begin by describing her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There were some that did not please me so well.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading HER HABITS--A SAUNTER.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading She was above the middle height of women.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER HABITS--A SAUNTER.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were some that did not please me so well.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading She was above the middle height of women.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were some that did not please me so well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was above the middle height of women.
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading There were some that did not please me so well.
a careless leisurely gait
From this reading HER HABITS--A SAUNTER.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall begin by describing her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was above the middle height of women.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were some that did not please me so well.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There were some that did not please me so well.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was above the middle height of women.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were some that did not please me so well.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading There were some that did not please me so well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were some that did not please me so well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She was above the middle height of women.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I told you that I was charmed with her in most particulars.
Chapter 7 of In a Glass Darkly, V. 3/3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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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