Chapter 7 of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Lack-a-day! what next, trow?" But the other voice was very tender and gentle. "Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis? Ay me! Maybe men are happier lower down.
Chapter 7 of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis?”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “But the other voice was very tender and gentle.”
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Maybe men are happier lower down.”
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “"Lack-a-day! what next, trow?"”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “Maybe men are happier lower down.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe men are happier lower down.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis?”
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “But the other voice was very tender and gentle.”
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.
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the other voice was very tender and gentle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Maybe men are happier lower down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay me!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the other voice was very tender and gentle.
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Maybe men are happier lower down.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading But the other voice was very tender and gentle.
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Maybe men are happier lower down.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading "Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lack-a-day! what next, trow?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis?
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Maybe men are happier lower down.
by chance
From this reading Maybe men are happier lower down.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ay me!
the force of workers available
From this reading Maybe men are happier lower down.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Lack-a-day! what next, trow?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But the other voice was very tender and gentle.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis?
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading But the other voice was very tender and gentle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the other voice was very tender and gentle.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Didst thou lack that told thee, mine own little Annis?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lack-a-day! what next, trow?"
precisely as stated
From this reading But the other voice was very tender and gentle.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But the other voice was very tender and gentle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the other voice was very tender and gentle.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Lack-a-day! what next, trow?"
Chapter 7 of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by Emily Sarah Holt holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 7 holds 414 sentences of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by Emily Sarah Holt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by Emily Sarah Holt on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5749 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #27958 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #27958, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 479 minutes of reading across 1150 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
