Chapter 7 of May Iverson's Career is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of May Iverson's Career is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We were across the ferry now. Dillon stopped the car and got out to light the lamps. During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine. I made no effort to get away. Whatever happened, I had now decided I must see the thing through.
Chapter 7 of May Iverson's Career is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.”
transport from one place to another
From this reading “We were across the ferry now.”
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading “During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “Dillon stopped the car and got out to light the lamps.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.”
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading “During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.”
from appearances alone
From this reading “During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.”
in physical discomfort
From this reading “During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.”
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 “During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “I made no effort to get away.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Dillon stopped the car and got out to light the lamps.”
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 During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading We were across the ferry now.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dillon stopped the car and got out to light the lamps.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I made no effort to get away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Dillon stopped the car and got out to light the lamps.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Whatever happened, I had now decided I must see the thing through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dillon stopped the car and got out to light the lamps.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading I made no effort to get away.
transport from one place to another
From this reading We were across the ferry now.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I made no effort to get away.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Dillon stopped the car and got out to light the lamps.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whatever happened, I had now decided I must see the thing through.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Whatever happened, I had now decided I must see the thing through.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made no effort to get away.
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Dillon stopped the car and got out to light the lamps.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Dillon stopped the car and got out to light the lamps.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made no effort to get away.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Whatever happened, I had now decided I must see the thing through.
not any; not one
From this reading I made no effort to get away.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We were across the ferry now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dillon stopped the car and got out to light the lamps.
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Whatever happened, I had now decided I must see the thing through.
from appearances alone
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Dillon stopped the car and got out to light the lamps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were across the ferry now.
a special situation
From this reading Whatever happened, I had now decided I must see the thing through.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dillon stopped the car and got out to light the lamps.
in physical discomfort
From this reading During the interval Miss Morris held me by a seemingly affectionate, but uncomfortably tight, pressure of an arm through mine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were across the ferry now.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were across the ferry now.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever happened, I had now decided I must see the thing through.
Chapter 7 of May Iverson's Career by Elizabeth Garver Jordan holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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