Chapter 7 of The Californians is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Californians is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She turned to her partner. "Do they not dance beautifully?" she exclaimed. That much-enduring youth replied that they did, and asked her again if she were ready. She laid her hand on his shoulder and they started. Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.
Chapter 7 of The Californians is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a beautiful manner
From this reading “"Do they not dance beautifully?" she exclaimed.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “"Do they not dance beautifully?" she exclaimed.”
a performer who dances professionally
From this reading “Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.”
a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla
From this reading “Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “She turned to her partner.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “She laid her hand on his shoulder and they started.”
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anew
From this reading That much-enduring youth replied that they did, and asked her again if she were ready.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That much-enduring youth replied that they did, and asked her again if she were ready.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading That much-enduring youth replied that they did, and asked her again if she were ready.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.
in a beautiful manner
From this reading "Do they not dance beautifully?" she exclaimed.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading "Do they not dance beautifully?" she exclaimed.
a performer who dances professionally
From this reading Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That much-enduring youth replied that they did, and asked her again if she were ready.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do they not dance beautifully?" she exclaimed.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Do they not dance beautifully?" she exclaimed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She laid her hand on his shoulder and they started.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned to her partner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She laid her hand on his shoulder and they started.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That much-enduring youth replied that they did, and asked her again if she were ready.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She laid her hand on his shoulder and they started.
a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla
From this reading Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That much-enduring youth replied that they did, and asked her again if she were ready.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do they not dance beautifully?" she exclaimed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She laid her hand on his shoulder and they started.
on one occasion
From this reading Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading She turned to her partner.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading That much-enduring youth replied that they did, and asked her again if she were ready.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading That much-enduring youth replied that they did, and asked her again if she were ready.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned to her partner.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading She laid her hand on his shoulder and they started.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She laid her hand on his shoulder and they started.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That much-enduring youth replied that they did, and asked her again if she were ready.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do they not dance beautifully?" she exclaimed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She turned to her partner.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned to her partner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Magdalena realised at once that her partner was an excellent dancer, and that she was not.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That much-enduring youth replied that they did, and asked her again if she were ready.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading That much-enduring youth replied that they did, and asked her again if she were ready.
Chapter 7 of The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of The Californians, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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