Chapter 7 of Tales of the Five Towns is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Tales of the Five Towns is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive. 'Oh!' said the girl. 'What price the Duchess of Doncaster? And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.' Nina seated herself at the table to write the letter.
Chapter 7 of Tales of the Five Towns is here in full — 552 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “'What price the Duchess of Doncaster?”
greatly annoyed; out of patience
From this reading “Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.”
to an extreme degree
From this reading “Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading “Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.”
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading “Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.”
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading “Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.”
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 “Nina seated herself at the table to write the letter.”
In this reading “Nina seated herself at the table to write the letter.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
(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 Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nina seated herself at the table to write the letter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'What price the Duchess of Doncaster?
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading 'What price the Duchess of Doncaster?
greatly annoyed; out of patience
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
to an extreme degree
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
a young female
From this reading 'Oh!' said the girl.
the act of departing
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nina seated herself at the table to write the letter.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
and nothing more
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Nina seated herself at the table to write the letter.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'What price the Duchess of Doncaster?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh!' said the girl.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading 'What price the Duchess of Doncaster?
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Oh!' said the girl.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Nina seated herself at the table to write the letter.
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
in the near future
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Nina seated herself at the table to write the letter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Oh!' said the girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
under normal conditions
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Usually Nina was not soon ruffled; but that night all her nerves were exasperated and exceedingly sensitive.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What price the Duchess of Doncaster?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
produce a literary work
From this reading Nina seated herself at the table to write the letter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I was just going to wish you a nice day to-morrow for your holiday, too.'
Chapter 7 of Tales of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett holds 552 sentences, grouped into 111 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 7 holds 552 sentences of Tales of the Five Towns, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.
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