Chapter 7 of Natalie is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Natalie is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NATALIE. "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them." ANONYMOUS. "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere." MOORE.
Chapter 7 of Natalie is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading “ANONYMOUS.”
render holy by means of religious rites
From this reading “"'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."”
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading “"'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."”
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “MOORE.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “"'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."”
plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading “"'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “"'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."”
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."”
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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 "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading ANONYMOUS.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
in or to another place
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
at any time
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
render holy by means of religious rites
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
characteristic of humanity
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading MOORE.
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From this reading NATALIE.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
not any; not one
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
try to get or reach
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading "If ever angels walked this weary earth In human likeness, thou wert one of them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "'Mid pleasures and palaces, where'er we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere."
Chapter 7 of Natalie by Emma V. Hallett holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 129 sentences of Natalie, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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