Chapter 7 of The Art is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Art is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUCHESS. Do? Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him. ROGER. But if she goes, Aunt?
Chapter 7 of The Art is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “But if she goes, Aunt?”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “DUCHESS.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “But if she goes, Aunt?”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.”
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In this reading “Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.”
In this reading “Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading But if she goes, Aunt?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if she goes, Aunt?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do?
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading DUCHESS.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading But if she goes, Aunt?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
one of four equal parts
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROGER.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stay here.—Quarter to ten; if she keeps the appointment she must come through here, and then I’ll see him.
Chapter 7 of The Art by Edouard Pailleron holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of The Art, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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