Chapter 7 of Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[GRACE _gives an exclamation of horror_. CLAUDE. I hope you’ll stay. I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss. I want you to know that I blame myself most awfully.
Chapter 7 of Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading “I want you to know that I blame myself most awfully.”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “I want you to know that I blame myself most awfully.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “[GRACE _gives an exclamation of horror_.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “[GRACE _gives an exclamation of horror_.”
intense and profound fear
something that is lost
From this reading “I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I hope you’ll stay.”
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In this reading “[GRACE _gives an exclamation of horror_.”
form or compose
In this reading “I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [GRACE _gives an exclamation of horror_.
used as intensifiers
From this reading I want you to know that I blame myself most awfully.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading I want you to know that I blame myself most awfully.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLAUDE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading [GRACE _gives an exclamation of horror_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading [GRACE _gives an exclamation of horror_.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading [GRACE _gives an exclamation of horror_.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope you’ll stay.
intense and profound fear
From this reading [GRACE _gives an exclamation of horror_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope you’ll stay.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I want you to know that I blame myself most awfully.
something that is lost
From this reading I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss.
engage in
From this reading I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I want you to know that I blame myself most awfully.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I want you to know that I blame myself most awfully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [GRACE _gives an exclamation of horror_.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I hope you’ll stay.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I want you to know that I blame myself most awfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want you to know that I blame myself most awfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope you’ll stay.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to do everything I can to make up for your loss.
Chapter 7 of Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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