Chapter 7 of The Bigamist is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Bigamist is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then that's settled," he said. "I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush. If we get bored, we can return and leave the children there." "I shan't get bored," she said. "I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.
Chapter 7 of The Bigamist is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tired of the world
From this reading “If we get bored, we can return and leave the children there."”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “"I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.”
having no employment
From this reading “"I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.”
take delight in
From this reading “"I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “"I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.”
move hurridly
From this reading “"I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.”
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading “"I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.”
get by special effort
From this reading “"I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.”
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.
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In this reading “"I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.”
In this reading “"I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.”
In this reading “"I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.”
In this reading “"I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.”
In this reading “"I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.”
In this reading “"I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.”
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.
(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 "I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If we get bored, we can return and leave the children there."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.
tired of the world
From this reading If we get bored, we can return and leave the children there."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If we get bored, we can return and leave the children there."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading If we get bored, we can return and leave the children there."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If we get bored, we can return and leave the children there."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then that's settled," he said.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading "I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading "I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.
having no employment
From this reading "I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we get bored, we can return and leave the children there."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.
go away from a place
From this reading If we get bored, we can return and leave the children there."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading If we get bored, we can return and leave the children there."
take delight in
From this reading "I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading "I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.
move hurridly
From this reading "I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Then that's settled," he said.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading "I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.
get by special effort
From this reading "I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "Then that's settled," he said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shan't get bored," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I shan't get bored," she said.
be seated
From this reading "I shall sit on the sands all day and revel in idleness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then that's settled," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then that's settled," he said.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If we get bored, we can return and leave the children there."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we get bored, we can return and leave the children there."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will secure rooms at the hotel before the holiday rush.
Chapter 7 of The Bigamist by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of The Bigamist, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Bigamist by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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