Chapter 7 of The Beauty is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Beauty is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion. It became more intimate and therefore more embarrassing. With Eugene had departed the audience and the stimulus of playing to it. The star and the stage manager were left alone. Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.
Chapter 7 of The Beauty is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the coloring of a person's face
From this reading “THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.”
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading “It became more intimate and therefore more embarrassing.”
determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
From this reading “Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.”
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading “With Eugene had departed the audience and the stimulus of playing to it.”
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading “Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “The star and the stage manager were left alone.”
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
From this reading “With Eugene had departed the audience and the stimulus of playing to it.”
not confined or limited
From this reading “Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.”
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.
someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed
In this reading “The star and the stage manager were left alone.”
pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur
In this reading “THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.”
In this reading “It became more intimate and therefore more embarrassing.”
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 THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
Having no one else present.
From this reading The star and the stage manager were left alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It became more intimate and therefore more embarrassing.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading With Eugene had departed the audience and the stimulus of playing to it.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It became more intimate and therefore more embarrassing.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
well in the past; former
From this reading With Eugene had departed the audience and the stimulus of playing to it.
the act of departing
From this reading THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading It became more intimate and therefore more embarrassing.
determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
From this reading Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading With Eugene had departed the audience and the stimulus of playing to it.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With Eugene had departed the audience and the stimulus of playing to it.
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading It became more intimate and therefore more embarrassing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became more intimate and therefore more embarrassing.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The star and the stage manager were left alone.
for more time
From this reading Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading The star and the stage manager were left alone.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It became more intimate and therefore more embarrassing.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.
not any; not one
From this reading Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
a human being
From this reading THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading With Eugene had departed the audience and the stimulus of playing to it.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The star and the stage manager were left alone.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The star and the stage manager were left alone.
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
From this reading With Eugene had departed the audience and the stimulus of playing to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It became more intimate and therefore more embarrassing.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With Eugene had departed the audience and the stimulus of playing to it.
not confined or limited
From this reading Untrammeled emotional expression no longer seemed an heroic necessity.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The star and the stage manager were left alone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GIFT OF FREEDOM With the departure of a third person the situation immediately changed complexion.
Chapter 7 of The Beauty by Wilson, Mrs. Woodrow holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 191 sentences of The Beauty, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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