Chapter 7 of The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say. I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning. How long will you be gone?” “Forever, perhaps. I don’t know.
Chapter 7 of The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading “I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning.”
for a limitless time
From this reading ““Forever, perhaps.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “How long will you be gone?””
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning.”
by chance
From this reading ““Forever, perhaps.”
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading ““That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say.”
express in speech
From this reading “I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How long will you be gone?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t know.
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning.
for a limitless time
From this reading “Forever, perhaps.
destroyed or killed
From this reading How long will you be gone?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How long will you be gone?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don’t know.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How long will you be gone?”
the force of workers available
From this reading “That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say.
in other respects or ways
From this reading I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning.
by chance
From this reading “Forever, perhaps.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading “That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say.
express in words
From this reading “That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say.
express in speech
From this reading I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How long will you be gone?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How long will you be gone?”
Chapter 7 of The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 205 sentences of The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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