Chapter 7 of Lotta Schmidt, and Other Stories is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Lotta Schmidt, and Other Stories is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And you’d give it all to the soup kitchen?” “I’d give it all to you for the distress.” Then her uncle spoke to her somewhat gravely. “You’re a good girl, Nora,--a dear good girl. I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.
Chapter 7 of Lotta Schmidt, and Other Stories is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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psychological suffering
From this reading ““I’d give it all to you for the distress.””
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “Then her uncle spoke to her somewhat gravely.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading ““And you’d give it all to the soup kitchen?””
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “Then her uncle spoke to her somewhat gravely.”
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading ““And you’d give it all to the soup kitchen?””
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Then her uncle spoke to her somewhat gravely.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.”
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 ““You’re a good girl, Nora,--a dear good girl.”
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 “You’re a good girl, Nora,--a dear good girl.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “And you’d give it all to the soup kitchen?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you’d give it all to the soup kitchen?”
dearly loved
From this reading “You’re a good girl, Nora,--a dear good girl.
psychological suffering
From this reading “I’d give it all to you for the distress.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’d give it all to you for the distress.”
a young female
From this reading “You’re a good girl, Nora,--a dear good girl.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “And you’d give it all to the soup kitchen?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “You’re a good girl, Nora,--a dear good girl.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading Then her uncle spoke to her somewhat gravely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then her uncle spoke to her somewhat gravely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d give it all to you for the distress.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And you’d give it all to the soup kitchen?”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “And you’d give it all to the soup kitchen?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a good girl, Nora,--a dear good girl.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Then her uncle spoke to her somewhat gravely.
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading “And you’d give it all to the soup kitchen?”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Then her uncle spoke to her somewhat gravely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And you’d give it all to the soup kitchen?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then her uncle spoke to her somewhat gravely.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And you’d give it all to the soup kitchen?”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Then her uncle spoke to her somewhat gravely.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’d give it all to you for the distress.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you’d give it all to the soup kitchen?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re a good girl, Nora,--a dear good girl.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think I understand your thoughts on this matter, and I love you for them.
Chapter 7 of Lotta Schmidt, and Other Stories by Anthony Trollope holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 432 sentences of Lotta Schmidt, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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