Chapter 7 of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A bachelor's an unfinished thing ... He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS. Reader, do you know Barford, in Hampshire? If you don't, I can tell you how to get to it. You take train from Victoria, and you get out at Saundersfoot.
Chapter 7 of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bachelor” — a man who has never been married
From this reading “A bachelor's an unfinished thing ...”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS.”
a county of southern England on the English Channel
From this reading “Reader, do you know Barford, in Hampshire?”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “Reader, do you know Barford, in Hampshire?”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS.”
not brought to the desired final state
From this reading “A bachelor's an unfinished thing ...”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “You take train from Victoria, and you get out at Saundersfoot.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS.”
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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 bachelor's an unfinished thing ...
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A bachelor's an unfinished thing ...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You take train from Victoria, and you get out at Saundersfoot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You take train from Victoria, and you get out at Saundersfoot.
possessive form of “bachelor” — a man who has never been married
From this reading A bachelor's an unfinished thing ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reader, do you know Barford, in Hampshire?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you don't, I can tell you how to get to it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Reader, do you know Barford, in Hampshire?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you don't, I can tell you how to get to it.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You take train from Victoria, and you get out at Saundersfoot.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If you don't, I can tell you how to get to it.
a county of southern England on the English Channel
From this reading Reader, do you know Barford, in Hampshire?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you don't, I can tell you how to get to it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you don't, I can tell you how to get to it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you don't, I can tell you how to get to it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Reader, do you know Barford, in Hampshire?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you don't, I can tell you how to get to it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Reader, do you know Barford, in Hampshire?
hear with intention
From this reading He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You take train from Victoria, and you get out at Saundersfoot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Reader, do you know Barford, in Hampshire?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You take train from Victoria, and you get out at Saundersfoot.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS.
carry out
From this reading You take train from Victoria, and you get out at Saundersfoot.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS.
express in words
From this reading If you don't, I can tell you how to get to it.
a special situation
From this reading A bachelor's an unfinished thing ...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS.
create by training and teaching
From this reading You take train from Victoria, and you get out at Saundersfoot.
not brought to the desired final state
From this reading A bachelor's an unfinished thing ...
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading You take train from Victoria, and you get out at Saundersfoot.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading He wants somebody to listen to his talk.--EDEN PHILLPOTTS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Reader, do you know Barford, in Hampshire?
Chapter 7 of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron by Mary Cholmondeley holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 132 sentences of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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