Chapter 7 of Original Short Stories — Volume 07 is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Original Short Stories — Volume 07 is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I said to the treasurer: “'Here is where I am going.' “I held my hand out to him. He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand. “I rang. A maid appeared.
Chapter 7 of Original Short Stories — Volume 07 is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “A maid appeared.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.”
a female domestic
From this reading “A maid appeared.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading ““I rang.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.”
an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds
From this reading ““I said to the treasurer: “'Here is where I am going.'”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I said to the treasurer: “'Here is where I am going.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A maid appeared.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.
the act of departing
From this reading “I said to the treasurer: “'Here is where I am going.'
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “I held my hand out to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “I held my hand out to him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I said to the treasurer: “'Here is where I am going.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I held my hand out to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I said to the treasurer: “'Here is where I am going.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I said to the treasurer: “'Here is where I am going.'
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.
a female domestic
From this reading A maid appeared.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I held my hand out to him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I held my hand out to him.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “I rang.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I said to the treasurer: “'Here is where I am going.'
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He made a quick, strange gesture, said nothing and shook my hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I said to the treasurer: “'Here is where I am going.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I said to the treasurer: “'Here is where I am going.'
an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds
From this reading “I said to the treasurer: “'Here is where I am going.'
in or at the place that
From this reading “I said to the treasurer: “'Here is where I am going.'
Chapter 7 of Original Short Stories — Volume 07 by Guy de Maupassant holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 195 sentences of Original Short Stories — Volume 07, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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