Chapter 10 of Seven daughters is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Seven daughters is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Excitements and engagements multiplied with us. One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening. Stuart was asked every where as well. Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual. Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.
Chapter 10 of Seven daughters is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.”
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading “Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.”
greatly increased as by multiplication
From this reading “Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.”
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading “Stuart was asked every where as well.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.”
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 “Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.”
In this reading “One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.”
In this reading “Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.”
In this reading “One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
greatly increased as by multiplication
From this reading Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Louis came down the next day and sat in the hall with us, where we were sewing as usual.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
(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 Stuart was asked every where as well.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then on Thursday we went to the Churchills.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One and another had visitors from the city and we were sent for to tea or to spend the evening.
in or at the place that
From this reading Stuart was asked every where as well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Excitements and engagements multiplied with us.
Chapter 10 of Seven daughters by Amanda M. Douglas holds 323 sentences, grouped into 65 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 10 holds 323 sentences of Seven daughters, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Seven daughters by Amanda M. Douglas exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 323 sentences, grouped into 65 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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