Chapter 7 of Rachel: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Rachel: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know? MRS. LOVING: No, I don’t. I don’t like to ask Rachel; and I can’t ask the neighbors. STRONG: No, of course not.
Chapter 7 of Rachel: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I don’t like to ask Rachel; and I can’t ask the neighbors.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “LOVING: No, I don’t.”
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “I don’t like to ask Rachel; and I can’t ask the neighbors.”
with low volume
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “I don’t like to ask Rachel; and I can’t ask the neighbors.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “STRONG: No, of course not.”
In this reading “STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don’t like to ask Rachel; and I can’t ask the neighbors.
any person at all
From this reading STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I don’t like to ask Rachel; and I can’t ask the neighbors.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t like to ask Rachel; and I can’t ask the neighbors.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading STRONG: No, of course not.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVING: No, I don’t.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LOVING: No, I don’t.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don’t like to ask Rachel; and I can’t ask the neighbors.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading LOVING: No, I don’t.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading I don’t like to ask Rachel; and I can’t ask the neighbors.
not any; not one
From this reading LOVING: No, I don’t.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading STRONG: No, of course not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STRONG: No, of course not.
with low volume
From this reading STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading I don’t like to ask Rachel; and I can’t ask the neighbors.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don’t like to ask Rachel; and I can’t ask the neighbors.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t like to ask Rachel; and I can’t ask the neighbors.
which person or people
From this reading STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading STRONG (_Who has listened quietly_): Had anybody been here, do you know?
Chapter 7 of Rachel: A Play in Three Acts by Angelina Weld Grimké holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 383 sentences of Rachel: A Play in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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