Chapter 7 of Lady Anna is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Lady Anna is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IT ISN'T LAW. On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed. When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself. "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess. "Oh, mamma, that is impossible," she said.
Chapter 7 of Lady Anna is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.”
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “"Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"Oh, mamma, that is impossible," she said.”
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading “When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.”
in a wretched manner
From this reading “When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.”
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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In this reading “On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.”
In this reading “"Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.”
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
put on clothes
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "Oh, mamma, that is impossible," she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT ISN'T LAW.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT ISN'T LAW.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
immediately past
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading IT ISN'T LAW.
go away from a place
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Oh, mamma, that is impossible," she said.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, mamma, that is impossible," she said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
at the time that
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the next morning Lady Anna was ill, and would not leave her bed.
in a wretched manner
From this reading When her mother spoke to her, she declared that her head ached wretchedly, and she could not be persuaded to dress herself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is it what I said to you last night?" asked the Countess.
Chapter 7 of Lady Anna by Anthony Trollope holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 115 sentences of Lady Anna, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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