Chapter 7 of Light-Fingered Gentry is here in full — 413 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 Light-Fingered Gentry is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Armstrong wheeled, left Miss Trafford precipitately. He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford. "Good night, Horace," she said. He could only stand and stare. For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.
Chapter 7 of Light-Fingered Gentry is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading “Armstrong wheeled, left Miss Trafford precipitately.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.”
without deviation
From this reading “For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “"Good night, Horace," she said.”
seize on its way
From this reading “He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.”
a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland
From this reading “He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He could only stand and stare.”
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading “Armstrong wheeled, left Miss Trafford precipitately.”
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.
In this reading “For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.”
a conventional expression of farewell
In this reading “"Good night, Horace," she said.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could only stand and stare.
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading Armstrong wheeled, left Miss Trafford precipitately.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.
only a very short time before
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could only stand and stare.
without deviation
From this reading For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
opinion or judgment
From this reading For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good night, Horace," she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading "Good night, Horace," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
seize on its way
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Armstrong wheeled, left Miss Trafford precipitately.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Armstrong wheeled, left Miss Trafford precipitately.
a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Good night, Horace," she said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
and nothing more
From this reading He could only stand and stare.
at breakneck speed
From this reading Armstrong wheeled, left Miss Trafford precipitately.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good night, Horace," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good night, Horace," she said.
be standing; be upright
From this reading He could only stand and stare.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He could only stand and stare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
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From this reading Armstrong wheeled, left Miss Trafford precipitately.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For the first time she looked directly at him, her eyes full upon his.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading Armstrong wheeled, left Miss Trafford precipitately.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was barely in time to intercept Neva, on her way to the door with Trafford.
Chapter 7 of Light-Fingered Gentry by David Graham Phillips holds 413 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 413 sentences of Light-Fingered Gentry, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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