Chapter 7 of Ramona is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Ramona is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Run, Margarita,” she said. “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight. Call him to come and take the things.” So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro! Alessandro! the supper is ready.”
Chapter 7 of Ramona is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Call him to come and take the things.””
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!”
a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
From this reading ““Run, Margarita,” she said.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading ““All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ““Run, Margarita,” she said.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ““All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “Alessandro! the supper is ready.””
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!”
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From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
(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 “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
From this reading “Run, Margarita,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Run, Margarita,” she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Run, Margarita,” she said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Run, Margarita,” she said.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “All is ready now; see if Alessandro is in sight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Alessandro! the supper is ready.”
carry out
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Call him to come and take the things.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it was Margarita's voice, and not Ramona's, that called “Alessandro!
Chapter 7 of Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 230 sentences of Ramona, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 230 sentences, grouped into 46 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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