Chapter 7 of Nelly Channell is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Nelly Channell is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISPOSING OF HELEN'S JEWELS. A month went by. The household fell back into its old ways. The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all. Mrs. Farren had taken upon herself the task of looking over Helen's things.
Chapter 7 of Nelly Channell is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 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.
comparative of “dear” — dearly loved
From this reading “The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all.”
-ing form of “dispose” — give, sell, or transfer to another
From this reading “DISPOSING OF HELEN'S JEWELS.”
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “DISPOSING OF HELEN'S JEWELS.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “The household fell back into its old ways.”
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “DISPOSING OF HELEN'S JEWELS.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “A month went by.”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “Mrs. Farren had taken upon herself the task of looking over Helen's things.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “The household fell back into its old ways.”
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 “The household fell back into its old ways.”
deal with or settle
In this reading “DISPOSING OF HELEN'S JEWELS.”
In this reading “The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all.”
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 A month went by.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The household fell back into its old ways.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A month went by.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all.
comparative of “dear” — dearly loved
From this reading The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all.
-ing form of “dispose” — give, sell, or transfer to another
From this reading DISPOSING OF HELEN'S JEWELS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Farren had taken upon herself the task of looking over Helen's things.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The household fell back into its old ways.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Farren had taken upon herself the task of looking over Helen's things.
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading DISPOSING OF HELEN'S JEWELS.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Farren had taken upon herself the task of looking over Helen's things.
a social unit living together
From this reading The household fell back into its old ways.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The household fell back into its old ways.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The household fell back into its old ways.
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading DISPOSING OF HELEN'S JEWELS.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Mrs. Farren had taken upon herself the task of looking over Helen's things.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A month went by.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Farren had taken upon herself the task of looking over Helen's things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DISPOSING OF HELEN'S JEWELS.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The household fell back into its old ways.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Farren had taken upon herself the task of looking over Helen's things.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Mrs. Farren had taken upon herself the task of looking over Helen's things.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Mrs. Farren had taken upon herself the task of looking over Helen's things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The household fell back into its old ways.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Mrs. Farren had taken upon herself the task of looking over Helen's things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little child laughed and played, and grew dearer and dearer to them all.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mrs. Farren had taken upon herself the task of looking over Helen's things.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading The household fell back into its old ways.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A month went by.
Chapter 7 of Nelly Channell by Sarah Doudney holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 65 sentences of Nelly Channell, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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