Chapter 7 of Rachel Gray: A Tale Founded on Fact is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Rachel Gray: A Tale Founded on Fact is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray. The old quarrel had began anew. Why was she not like every one? Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room? It was strange, and Mrs. Gray was not sure that it was not wicked.
Chapter 7 of Rachel Gray: A Tale Founded on Fact is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?”
again but in a new or different way
From this reading “The old quarrel had began anew.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray.”
move around slowly and aimlessly
From this reading “Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?”
an angry dispute
From this reading “The old quarrel had began anew.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray.”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “It was strange, and Mrs. Gray was not sure that it was not wicked.”
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 and lift upward
In this reading “Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?”
In this reading “The old quarrel had began anew.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
(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 Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
again but in a new or different way
From this reading The old quarrel had began anew.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The old quarrel had began anew.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Why was she not like every one?
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old quarrel had began anew.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was strange, and Mrs. Gray was not sure that it was not wicked.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why was she not like every one?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
move around slowly and aimlessly
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was strange, and Mrs. Gray was not sure that it was not wicked.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why was she not like every one?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old quarrel had began anew.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why was she not like every one?
select carefully from a group
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
an angry dispute
From this reading The old quarrel had began anew.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why was she not like every one?
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading It was strange, and Mrs. Gray was not sure that it was not wicked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Why did she pick up strange acquaintances?--above all, why did she mope, and want to be in the little back room?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why was she not like every one?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hard indeed were the days that followed for Rachel Gray.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why was she not like every one?
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading It was strange, and Mrs. Gray was not sure that it was not wicked.
Chapter 7 of Rachel Gray: A Tale Founded on Fact by Julia Kavanagh holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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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