Chapter 7 of Sawn Off: A Tale of a Family Tree is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Sawn Off: A Tale of a Family Tree is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt. Where is Tom?" "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye. "And Fred as well," she added, with the other. "It is a strange infatuation on the part of my two sons.
Chapter 7 of Sawn Off: A Tale of a Family Tree is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “"Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.”
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “"Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “"Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.”
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
From this reading “"It is a strange infatuation on the part of my two sons.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “"Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “"Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “"It is a strange infatuation on the part of my two sons.”
male cat
From this reading “Where is Tom?"”
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 “"Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.”
In this reading “"Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.”
In this reading “"It is a strange infatuation on the part of my two sons.”
In this reading “"It is a strange infatuation on the part of my two sons.”
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 "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "And Fred as well," she added, with the other.
later than; following
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And Fred as well," she added, with the other.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
dearly loved
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
the organ of sight
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Fred as well," she added, with the other.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
From this reading "It is a strange infatuation on the part of my two sons.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a strange infatuation on the part of my two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It is a strange infatuation on the part of my two sons.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "And Fred as well," she added, with the other.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "It is a strange infatuation on the part of my two sons.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And Fred as well," she added, with the other.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading "It is a strange infatuation on the part of my two sons.
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It is a strange infatuation on the part of my two sons.
express a supposition
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And Fred as well," she added, with the other.
male cat
From this reading Where is Tom?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "It is a strange infatuation on the part of my two sons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "And Fred as well," she added, with the other.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is Tom?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Gone hanging about after Miss Jessie, I suppose," said Violante, with a roll of one eye.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your guardian is always late for dinner, my dear; and everything will be spoilt.
Chapter 7 of Sawn Off: A Tale of a Family Tree by George Manville Fenn holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of Sawn Off: A Tale of a Family Tree, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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