Chapter 7 of Oldport Days is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Oldport Days is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?" "My husband," she said, "lives for his genius, as he should. You that know him, why do you ask?" "And his heart?" I said, half frightened at my own temerity.
Chapter 7 of Oldport Days is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 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.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “"And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"”
made afraid
From this reading “I said, half frightened at my own temerity.”
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading “"My husband," she said, "lives for his genius, as he should.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “"And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “"My husband," she said, "lives for his genius, as he should.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “"And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"”
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading “"And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"”
fearless daring
From this reading “I said, half frightened at my own temerity.”
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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 your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"
later than; following
From this reading "And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My husband," she said, "lives for his genius, as he should.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You that know him, why do you ask?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I said, half frightened at my own temerity.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You that know him, why do you ask?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My husband," she said, "lives for his genius, as he should.
made afraid
From this reading I said, half frightened at my own temerity.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading "My husband," she said, "lives for his genius, as he should.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I said, half frightened at my own temerity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My husband," she said, "lives for his genius, as he should.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "And his heart?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You that know him, why do you ask?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You that know him, why do you ask?"
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "My husband," she said, "lives for his genius, as he should.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My husband," she said, "lives for his genius, as he should.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I said, half frightened at my own temerity.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading "And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My husband," she said, "lives for his genius, as he should.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "My husband," she said, "lives for his genius, as he should.
fearless daring
From this reading I said, half frightened at my own temerity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You that know him, why do you ask?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading You that know him, why do you ask?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You that know him, why do you ask?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And your husband," I said, after a pause,--"does your feeling represent his?"
Chapter 7 of Oldport Days by Thomas Wentworth Higginson holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 142 sentences of Oldport Days, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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