Chapter 7 of Rookwood is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Rookwood is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner. "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery." "Good. Who are on guard?" "Titus Tyrconnel and that swivel-eyed quill-driver, Coates."
Chapter 7 of Rookwood is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “coat” — put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
From this reading “"Titus Tyrconnel and that swivel-eyed quill-driver, Coates."”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “"I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."”
give a description of
From this reading “"I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “"I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “"I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “"I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.”
a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
From this reading “"Titus Tyrconnel and that swivel-eyed quill-driver, Coates."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Titus Tyrconnel and that swivel-eyed quill-driver, Coates."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who are on guard?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
third-person singular of “coat” — put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
From this reading "Titus Tyrconnel and that swivel-eyed quill-driver, Coates."
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
give a description of
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Who are on guard?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Who are on guard?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Titus Tyrconnel and that swivel-eyed quill-driver, Coates."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Titus Tyrconnel and that swivel-eyed quill-driver, Coates."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Titus Tyrconnel and that swivel-eyed quill-driver, Coates."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
From this reading "Titus Tyrconnel and that swivel-eyed quill-driver, Coates."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I know the room, but can't describe it; it's two or three doors down the lower corridor of the eastern gallery."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Titus Tyrconnel and that swivel-eyed quill-driver, Coates."
in or at the place that
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
which person or people
From this reading Who are on guard?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Where have they put the prisoner?" asked he, with a sudden change of manner.
Chapter 7 of Rookwood by William Harrison Ainsworth holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of Rookwood, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Rookwood by William Harrison Ainsworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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