Chapter 7 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room. A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it. "Ephie! What is the matter? Why have you locked the door?
Chapter 7 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading “A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it.”
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.”
hard to endure
From this reading “A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it.”
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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 A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Why have you locked the door?
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ephie!
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why have you locked the door?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the matter?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What is the matter?
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She hastily locked both doors, one leading to the passage and one to her sister's room.
hard to endure
From this reading A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A moment later, Johanna was at the latter, trying to open it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the matter?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why have you locked the door?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why have you locked the door?
Chapter 7 of Maurice Guest by Henry Handel Richardson holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of Maurice Guest, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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