Chapter 7 of Madge Morton's Trust is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Madge Morton's Trust is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them. It was already broad daylight. Her boat was no longer held fast between rocks. In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land. It was now only a few yards from the shore.
Chapter 7 of Madge Morton's Trust is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “It was already broad daylight.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “It was already broad daylight.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Her boat was no longer held fast between rocks.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “It was now only a few yards from the shore.”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “It was now only a few yards from the shore.”
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In this reading “It was already broad daylight.”
In this reading “It was now only a few yards from the shore.”
In this reading “In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.”
In this reading “It was now only a few yards from the shore.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was now only a few yards from the shore.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It was already broad daylight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Her boat was no longer held fast between rocks.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Her boat was no longer held fast between rocks.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was already broad daylight.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading It was already broad daylight.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Her boat was no longer held fast between rocks.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It was now only a few yards from the shore.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was now only a few yards from the shore.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Her boat was no longer held fast between rocks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was already broad daylight.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.
for more time
From this reading Her boat was no longer held fast between rocks.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.
not any; not one
From this reading Her boat was no longer held fast between rocks.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now only a few yards from the shore.
and nothing more
From this reading It was now only a few yards from the shore.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Her boat was no longer held fast between rocks.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading It was now only a few yards from the shore.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.
in the direction of
From this reading In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In the night it had made its own way out and had floated toward the land.
at the time that
From this reading THE RESCUE When Madge opened her eyes the sun was shining into them.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading It was now only a few yards from the shore.
Chapter 7 of Madge Morton's Trust by Amy D. V. Chalmers holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 179 sentences of Madge Morton's Trust, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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