Chapter 7 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?" "I don't. Horatio's heart beats faster when he sees himself making love to her." "I see. It's just middle age."
Chapter 7 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
how long something has existed
From this reading “It's just middle age."”
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “"You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"”
more quickly
From this reading “"You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “"You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “Horatio's heart beats faster when he sees himself making love to her."”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “It's just middle age."”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “"You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"”
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how long something has existed
From this reading It's just middle age."
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading "You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"
more quickly
From this reading "You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Horatio's heart beats faster when he sees himself making love to her."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horatio's heart beats faster when he sees himself making love to her."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's just middle age."
and nothing more
From this reading It's just middle age."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Horatio's heart beats faster when he sees himself making love to her."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Horatio's heart beats faster when he sees himself making love to her."
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading It's just middle age."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I see.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading "You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Horatio's heart beats faster when he sees himself making love to her."
at the time that
From this reading "You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't think his heart beats faster when he sees her coming?"
Chapter 7 of Mr. Waddington of Wyck by May Sinclair holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of Mr. Waddington of Wyck, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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