Chapter 7 of Nocturne is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Nocturne is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
i Keith did not answer. That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank. He did not answer. That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her. And yet she had thought a moment before--only a moment before--that he was as moved as herself.
Chapter 7 of Nocturne is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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react verbally
From this reading “i Keith did not answer.”
the state of being certain
From this reading “That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “And yet she had thought a moment before--only a moment before--that he was as moved as herself.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.”
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading “That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 yet she had thought a moment before--only a moment before--that he was as moved as herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.
react verbally
From this reading i Keith did not answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet she had thought a moment before--only a moment before--that he was as moved as herself.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And yet she had thought a moment before--only a moment before--that he was as moved as herself.
the state of being certain
From this reading That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading i Keith did not answer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not answer.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And yet she had thought a moment before--only a moment before--that he was as moved as herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading i Keith did not answer.
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From this reading i Keith did not answer.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.
a particular point in time
From this reading And yet she had thought a moment before--only a moment before--that he was as moved as herself.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading And yet she had thought a moment before--only a moment before--that he was as moved as herself.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading i Keith did not answer.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.
and nothing more
From this reading And yet she had thought a moment before--only a moment before--that he was as moved as herself.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And yet she had thought a moment before--only a moment before--that he was as moved as herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading That meant that really she was nothing to him, that he neither wanted nor trusted her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the one certainty she had; and her heart sank.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet she had thought a moment before--only a moment before--that he was as moved as herself.
Chapter 7 of Nocturne by Frank Swinnerton holds 308 sentences, grouped into 62 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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