Chapter 7 of Kitty Carstairs is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Kitty Carstairs is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOR a moment or two Kitty was terror-stricken. Then common sense came to her aid. She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her. She sat up and met his smile with a grave look of inquiry. “This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.
Chapter 7 of Kitty Carstairs is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “Then common sense came to her aid.”
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
From this reading “She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.”
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.”
free from external control and constraint
From this reading “She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “She sat up and met his smile with a grave look of inquiry.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “FOR a moment or two Kitty was terror-stricken.”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading ““This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.”
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.
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sound practical judgment
In this reading “Then common sense came to her aid.”
In this reading ““This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.”
In this reading ““This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.”
temporarily
In this reading “FOR a moment or two Kitty was terror-stricken.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FOR a moment or two Kitty was terror-stricken.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading Then common sense came to her aid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat up and met his smile with a grave look of inquiry.
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then common sense came to her aid.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Then common sense came to her aid.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
without deviation
From this reading “This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR a moment or two Kitty was terror-stricken.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
death of a person
From this reading She sat up and met his smile with a grave look of inquiry.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then common sense came to her aid.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
free from external control and constraint
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
a search for knowledge
From this reading She sat up and met his smile with a grave look of inquiry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading FOR a moment or two Kitty was terror-stricken.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She sat up and met his smile with a grave look of inquiry.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She sat up and met his smile with a grave look of inquiry.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
a particular point in time
From this reading FOR a moment or two Kitty was terror-stricken.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sat up and met his smile with a grave look of inquiry.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading FOR a moment or two Kitty was terror-stricken.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat up and met his smile with a grave look of inquiry.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Then common sense came to her aid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She sat up and met his smile with a grave look of inquiry.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.
struck or filled with terror
From this reading FOR a moment or two Kitty was terror-stricken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then common sense came to her aid.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is a pleasant surprise, Kitty,” he said, seating himself directly opposite.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then common sense came to her aid.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading FOR a moment or two Kitty was terror-stricken.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sat up and met his smile with a grave look of inquiry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOR a moment or two Kitty was terror-stricken.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was free, she was independent: the man might annoy her with his attentions, but he could not harm her.
Chapter 7 of Kitty Carstairs by J. J. (John Joy) Bell holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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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