Chapter 7 of Prisoners of Conscience is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Prisoners of Conscience is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why did you say that you loved me?" "I do love you." "No; you do not." He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness. "You do not love me," he continued.
Chapter 7 of Prisoners of Conscience is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without stop or interruption
From this reading “"You do not love me," he continued.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “"I do love you."”
held dear
From this reading “"Why did you say that you loved me?"”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.”
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading “He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.”
the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
From this reading “He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.”
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.
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.”
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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 He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "You do not love me," he continued.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do love you."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
in a gradual manner
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do love you."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I do love you."
held dear
From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No; you do not."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No; you do not."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
express in words
From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
Chapter 7 of Prisoners of Conscience by Amelia E. Barr holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of Prisoners of Conscience, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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