Chapter 7 of Perch of the Devil is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Perch of the Devil is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?” “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.” Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly. “Tell me at least what the stars suggest to you. About everything has been said of them that can be said.
Chapter 7 of Perch of the Devil is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading “Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.”
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading ““No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.””
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading ““No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.””
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.”
plural of “os” — a mouth or mouthlike opening
From this reading “Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading ““No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.””
with reluctance
From this reading “Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““Tell me at least what the stars suggest to you.”
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 ““You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About everything has been said of them that can be said.
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading About everything has been said of them that can be said.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading About everything has been said of them that can be said.
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading About everything has been said of them that can be said.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About everything has been said of them that can be said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
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From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Tell me at least what the stars suggest to you.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me at least what the stars suggest to you.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
the force of workers available
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
used to form the superlative
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About everything has been said of them that can be said.
plural of “os” — a mouth or mouthlike opening
From this reading Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
with reluctance
From this reading Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading About everything has been said of them that can be said.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Tell me at least what the stars suggest to you.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Tell me at least what the stars suggest to you.
express in words
From this reading “Tell me at least what the stars suggest to you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading About everything has been said of them that can be said.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ora made this admission reluctantly, but he had caught her fairly.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Tell me at least what the stars suggest to you.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “No.--No doubt the most original brains are those that have not read too much, are not choked up.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
at the time that
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean, can I think at all when I haven’t read what other men have thought?”
Chapter 7 of Perch of the Devil by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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