Chapter 7 of Red Spider, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Red Spider, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor. ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’ ’How so? This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me. What have I to do with the recovery of Coombe Park?
Chapter 7 of Red Spider, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading “This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.”
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.”
return to an original state
From this reading “What have I to do with the recovery of Coombe Park?”
plural of “rest” — something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading “’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’”
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading “’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’”
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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be contingent on
In this reading “This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What have I to do with the recovery of Coombe Park?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading ’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’How so?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What have I to do with the recovery of Coombe Park?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading ’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.
return to an original state
From this reading What have I to do with the recovery of Coombe Park?
plural of “rest” — something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
precisely, exactly
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ’How so?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the second hint you have given that much depends on me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What have I to do with the recovery of Coombe Park?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ’We are not Luxmores of Coombe Park, but Luxmores out of it,’ said Honor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have I to do with the recovery of Coombe Park?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’Coombe Park should be ours by right, and it rests with you whether we get our rights.’
Chapter 7 of Red Spider, Volume 1 (of 2) by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 445 sentences of Red Spider, Volume 1 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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