Chapter 7 of Love's Usuries is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Love's Usuries is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No. Yes!" she corrected. "How?" He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled. "If you will not tell me, how can I make amends? Was it because I locked you from your own room?"
Chapter 7 of Love's Usuries is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading “"If you will not tell me, how can I make amends?”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “"No. Yes!" she corrected.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.”
cause to arise
From this reading “He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Was it because I locked you from your own room?"”
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In this reading “"If you will not tell me, how can I make amends?”
In this reading “Was it because I locked you from your own room?"”
rest on for support
In this reading “He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.”
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a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading "If you will not tell me, how can I make amends?
for the reason that
From this reading Was it because I locked you from your own room?"
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If you will not tell me, how can I make amends?
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading "No. Yes!" she corrected.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Was it because I locked you from your own room?"
a long fixed look
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you will not tell me, how can I make amends?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you will not tell me, how can I make amends?
cause to arise
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it because I locked you from your own room?"
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Was it because I locked you from your own room?"
engage in
From this reading "If you will not tell me, how can I make amends?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you will not tell me, how can I make amends?
not any; not one
From this reading "No. Yes!" she corrected.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If you will not tell me, how can I make amends?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Was it because I locked you from your own room?"
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Was it because I locked you from your own room?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No. Yes!" she corrected.
express in words
From this reading "If you will not tell me, how can I make amends?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He bent forward to induce her gaze to rest on him, but was foiled.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you will not tell me, how can I make amends?
an affirmative
From this reading "No. Yes!" she corrected.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you will not tell me, how can I make amends?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Was it because I locked you from your own room?"
Chapter 7 of Love's Usuries by Louis Creswicke holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 395 sentences of Love's Usuries, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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