Chapter 7 of Olive Leaves is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Olive Leaves is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That word, opened the tender memories of other years. They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his. "Sister, brother, I have come home to _die_." They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest. The next morning, he was unable to rise.
Chapter 7 of Olive Leaves is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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carry on a conversation
From this reading “They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.”
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading “They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “That word, opened the tender memories of other years.”
to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading “They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.”
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.”
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 next morning, he was unable to rise.”
In this reading “That word, opened the tender memories of other years.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “"Sister, brother, I have come home to _die_."”
In this reading “They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.”
In this reading “They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Sister, brother, I have come home to _die_."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Sister, brother, I have come home to _die_."
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
carry on a conversation
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Sister, brother, I have come home to _die_."
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
set up or found
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
the act of giving
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Sister, brother, I have come home to _die_."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning, he was unable to rise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Sister, brother, I have come home to _die_."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sister, brother, I have come home to _die_."
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading That word, opened the tender memories of other years.
to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning, he was unable to rise.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning, he was unable to rise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That word, opened the tender memories of other years.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading That word, opened the tender memories of other years.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading That word, opened the tender memories of other years.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
move upward
From this reading The next morning, he was unable to rise.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Sister, brother, I have come home to _die_."
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading That word, opened the tender memories of other years.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That word, opened the tender memories of other years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That word, opened the tender memories of other years.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They found him too much exhausted to converse, and after giving him comfortable food, induced him to retire to rest.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading The next morning, he was unable to rise.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning, he was unable to rise.
accept gladly
From this reading They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They hastened to welcome the wanderer, and to mingle their tears with his.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading That word, opened the tender memories of other years.
a late time of life
From this reading That word, opened the tender memories of other years.
Chapter 7 of Olive Leaves by L. H. (Lydia Howard) Sigourney holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 440 sentences of Olive Leaves, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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