Chapter 7 of Only an Irish Girl is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Only an Irish Girl is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes. She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious. At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her. "You are better?" he says cheerily. "That's right!
Chapter 7 of Only an Irish Girl is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.”
the act of breaking something
From this reading “A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.”
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading “A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.”
-ing form of “site” — assign a location to
From this reading “She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.”
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.”
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.”
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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 A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
eagerly desirous
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are better?" he says cheerily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "You are better?" he says cheerily.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
the act of breaking something
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "You are better?" he says cheerily.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
the first light of day
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are better?" he says cheerily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "You are better?" he says cheerily.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
-ing form of “site” — assign a location to
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
at the time that
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are better?" he says cheerily.
Chapter 7 of Only an Irish Girl by Duchess holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 121 sentences of Only an Irish Girl, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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