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Tales and Novels — Volume 08
Tales and Novels — Volume 08

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FROM MRS.
C---- TO MISS B----.
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Tales and Novels — Volume 08

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
FROM MRS.
/frʌm ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 2
C---- TO MISS B----.
/siː tuː mɪs biː/
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5

Learner Dictionary

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.

miss verb US /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading “C---- TO MISS B----.”

mrs noun US /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “FROM MRS.”

All words in this reading · 6

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.

BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading C---- TO MISS B----.

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading C---- TO MISS B----.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM MRS.

MISSverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading C---- TO MISS B----.

MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading FROM MRS.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading C---- TO MISS B----.

Chapter 7 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 by Maria Edgeworth holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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.

What does chapter 7 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 contain?

Chapter 7 holds 102 sentences of Tales and Novels — Volume 08, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 by Maria Edgeworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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.

How do I study chapter 7 of Tales and Novels — Volume 08?

Work through the 21 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 21 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 7 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Tales and Novels — Volume 08

Common questions about reading Tales and Novels — Volume 08 by Maria Edgeworth on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Tales and Novels — Volume 08?

Yes. All 7898 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9321 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #9321, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Tales and Novels — Volume 08 take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1580 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Tales and Novels — Volume 08 section by section

How to work through Tales and Novels — Volume 08 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 40 chapters of Tales and Novels — Volume 08 to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Tales and Novels — Volume 08

Words and structures a reader meets early in Tales and Novels — Volume 08, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Event
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels — Volume 08; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Alfred
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels — Volume 08; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Marriage
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels — Volume 08; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Calling
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales and Novels — Volume 08; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.