Chapter 7 of Nobody is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Nobody is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FAMILY. The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning. And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house. "The table ready! how good! and the fire. O, it's Lois!
Chapter 7 of Nobody is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.”
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading “The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.”
plural of “parcel” — a wrapped container
From this reading “And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.”
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading “The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.”
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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 And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE FAMILY.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "The table ready! how good! and the fire.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "The table ready! how good! and the fire.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
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From this reading "The table ready! how good! and the fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
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From this reading O, it's Lois!
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From this reading O, it's Lois!
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, it's Lois!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
plural of “parcel” — a wrapped container
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "The table ready! how good! and the fire.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
the season of growth
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "The table ready! how good! and the fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAMILY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
at the time that
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
Chapter 7 of Nobody by Susan Warner holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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 244 sentences of Nobody, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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