Chapter 7 of Sir Harry: A Love Story is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Sir Harry: A Love Story is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing. Then she sprang up suddenly and said she must go in. She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon. As she said it, a voice was heard calling: "Viola! Viola!" out of the darkness.
Chapter 7 of Sir Harry: A Love Story is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “As she said it, a voice was heard calling: "Viola!”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “Viola!" out of the darkness.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Then she sprang up suddenly and said she must go in.”
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading “As she said it, a voice was heard calling: "Viola!”
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.
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come into existence; take on form or shape
In this reading “Then she sprang up suddenly and said she must go in.”
become used up; be exhausted
In this reading “She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.”
In this reading “She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.”
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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 As she said it, a voice was heard calling: "Viola!
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading As she said it, a voice was heard calling: "Viola!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Viola!" out of the darkness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then she sprang up suddenly and said she must go in.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As she said it, a voice was heard calling: "Viola!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she sprang up suddenly and said she must go in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As she said it, a voice was heard calling: "Viola!
and nothing more
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then she sprang up suddenly and said she must go in.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Viola!" out of the darkness.
and nothing more
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then she sprang up suddenly and said she must go in.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she sprang up suddenly and said she must go in.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Then she sprang up suddenly and said she must go in.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Then she sprang up suddenly and said she must go in.
express in words
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she sprang up suddenly and said she must go in.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For more than an hour they sat there, and the time seemed as nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then she sprang up suddenly and said she must go in.
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading As she said it, a voice was heard calling: "Viola!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading As she said it, a voice was heard calling: "Viola!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she said it, a voice was heard calling: "Viola!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She had only meant just to run out and tell him why she had not been able to come in the afternoon.
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