Chapter 7 of Robert Annys is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Robert Annys is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She understood. But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts. It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken. He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done. Impossible!
Chapter 7 of Robert Annys is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.”
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading “He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.”
with reluctance
From this reading “It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.”
make visible
From this reading “But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.”
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading “But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “She understood.”
the general location where something is
From this reading “But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.”
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.
In this reading “It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.”
In this reading “He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Impossible!
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.
and nothing more
From this reading He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.
information about recent and important events
From this reading He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.
with reluctance
From this reading It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.
make visible
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She understood.
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
express in speech
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She understood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a promise given most reluctantly, nevertheless she felt certain it would not be broken.
the general location where something is
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He received the news with amazement and incredulity just as she had done.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But before she would speak, she made him promise solemnly not to reveal his whereabouts.
Chapter 7 of Robert Annys by Annie Nathan Meyer holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 438 sentences of Robert Annys, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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