Chapter 7 of People Like That: A Novel is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of People Like That: A Novel is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hands in her pockets, Bettina looked at me disappointedly. "It's very cold," she said. "Why don't you wear your fur coat?" "I like this one better. It's warm and not so heavy."
Chapter 7 of People Like That: A Novel is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “"Why don't you wear your fur coat?"”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “"It's very cold," she said.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “"Why don't you wear your fur coat?"”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Hands in her pockets, Bettina looked at me disappointedly.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “It's warm and not so heavy."”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “Hands in her pockets, Bettina looked at me disappointedly.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “It's warm and not so heavy."”
be dressed in
From this reading “"Why don't you wear your fur coat?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's warm and not so heavy."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hands in her pockets, Bettina looked at me disappointedly.
(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 "I like this one better.
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From this reading Hands in her pockets, Bettina looked at me disappointedly.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading "Why don't you wear your fur coat?"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "It's very cold," she said.
in disappointment; in a disappointed manner
From this reading Hands in her pockets, Bettina looked at me disappointedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why don't you wear your fur coat?"
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading "Why don't you wear your fur coat?"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Hands in her pockets, Bettina looked at me disappointedly.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It's warm and not so heavy."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hands in her pockets, Bettina looked at me disappointedly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I like this one better.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hands in her pockets, Bettina looked at me disappointedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's very cold," she said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I like this one better.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Hands in her pockets, Bettina looked at me disappointedly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hands in her pockets, Bettina looked at me disappointedly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It's warm and not so heavy."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I like this one better.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Hands in her pockets, Bettina looked at me disappointedly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's very cold," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's very cold," she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It's warm and not so heavy."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I like this one better.
precisely as stated
From this reading "It's very cold," she said.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It's warm and not so heavy."
be dressed in
From this reading "Why don't you wear your fur coat?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why don't you wear your fur coat?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you wear your fur coat?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you wear your fur coat?"
Chapter 7 of People Like That: A Novel by Kate Langley Bosher holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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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