Chapter 7 of Legend is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Legend is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Just so. One told her things. And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across. She had been reading for me at the British Museum in her spare time. I confess I was touched.
Chapter 7 of Legend is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “I confess I was touched.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.”
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading “And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “She had been reading for me at the British Museum in her spare time.”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “She had been reading for me at the British Museum in her spare time.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.”
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.
find unexpectedly
In this reading “And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.”
time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy
In this reading “She had been reading for me at the British Museum in her spare time.”
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 And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been reading for me at the British Museum in her spare time.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been reading for me at the British Museum in her spare time.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading She had been reading for me at the British Museum in her spare time.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading I confess I was touched.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been reading for me at the British Museum in her spare time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One told her things.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just so.
immediately past
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading She had been reading for me at the British Museum in her spare time.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One told her things.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading She had been reading for me at the British Museum in her spare time.
To recall to mind.
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Just so.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
refrain from harming
From this reading She had been reading for me at the British Museum in her spare time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading One told her things.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had been reading for me at the British Museum in her spare time.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading One told her things.
having come into contact
From this reading I confess I was touched.
literature in metrical form
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I confess I was touched.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And she had brought me a mass of material—some charming American verse (you remember? in the last section but one) that I had never come across.
Chapter 7 of Legend by Clemence Dane holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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 385 sentences of Legend, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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