Chapter 7 of Sight Unseen is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Sight Unseen is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
About the other matter I was innocent. I swear it again. I never did it. You are the only one in all the world. I would rather be dead than go on like this.
Chapter 7 of Sight Unseen is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
anew
From this reading “I swear it again.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “I would rather be dead than go on like this.”
free from evil or guilt
From this reading “About the other matter I was innocent.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “About the other matter I was innocent.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never did it.”
on the contrary
From this reading “I would rather be dead than go on like this.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “I swear it again.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “You are the only one in all the world.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the other matter I was innocent.
anew
From this reading I swear it again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You are the only one in all the world.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are the only one in all the world.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I would rather be dead than go on like this.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I would rather be dead than go on like this.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I never did it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I would rather be dead than go on like this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading About the other matter I was innocent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You are the only one in all the world.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading About the other matter I was innocent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I swear it again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I would rather be dead than go on like this.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading About the other matter I was innocent.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never did it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I would rather be dead than go on like this.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You are the only one in all the world.
and nothing more
From this reading You are the only one in all the world.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading About the other matter I was innocent.
on the contrary
From this reading I would rather be dead than go on like this.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading I swear it again.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I would rather be dead than go on like this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About the other matter I was innocent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I would rather be dead than go on like this.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About the other matter I was innocent.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading You are the only one in all the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would rather be dead than go on like this.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are the only one in all the world.
Chapter 7 of Sight Unseen by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 234 sentences of Sight Unseen, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Sight Unseen by Mary Roberts Rinehart exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
Work through the 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 220 minutes of reading across 530 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Sight Unseen, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
