Chapter 7 of Tales and Stories: Now First Collected is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Tales and Stories: Now First Collected is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“By St. Beelzebub!” he exclaimed, “I have been well bested.” He looked round and saw me. “Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One. To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine? Yet I remember you not on board.”
Chapter 7 of Tales and Stories: Now First Collected is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a friendly nation
From this reading ““Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.”
past form of “best” — get the better of
From this reading ““By St. Beelzebub!” he exclaimed, “I have been well bested.””
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “Yet I remember you not on board.””
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading ““Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading ““Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?”
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?”
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.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “Yet I remember you not on board.””
In this reading “He looked round and saw me.”
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.
a friendly nation
From this reading “Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked round and saw me.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “By St. Beelzebub!” he exclaimed, “I have been well bested.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “By St. Beelzebub!” he exclaimed, “I have been well bested.”
past form of “best” — get the better of
From this reading “By St. Beelzebub!” he exclaimed, “I have been well bested.”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Yet I remember you not on board.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By St. Beelzebub!” he exclaimed, “I have been well bested.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “By St. Beelzebub!” he exclaimed, “I have been well bested.”
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading “Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “By St. Beelzebub!” he exclaimed, “I have been well bested.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “By St. Beelzebub!” he exclaimed, “I have been well bested.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “By St. Beelzebub!” he exclaimed, “I have been well bested.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked round and saw me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked round and saw me.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet I remember you not on board.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?
To recall to mind.
From this reading Yet I remember you not on board.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He looked round and saw me.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?
cut with a saw
From this reading He looked round and saw me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By St. Beelzebub!” he exclaimed, “I have been well bested.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, by the fiend! here is another ally of the mighty One.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?
(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 “By St. Beelzebub!” he exclaimed, “I have been well bested.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I remember you not on board.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To what saint did you offer prayers, friend—if not to mine?
Chapter 7 of Tales and Stories: Now First Collected by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
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