Chapter 7 of The Captives is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Captives is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her. On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her. He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen. Maggie went in to find old Martha with her crabbed face watching her sourly.
Chapter 7 of The Captives is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.”
annoyed and irritable
From this reading “Maggie went in to find old Martha with her crabbed face watching her sourly.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.”
make reference to
From this reading “On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.”
a male witch or demon
From this reading “On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “Maggie went in to find old Martha with her crabbed face watching her sourly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.
annoyed and irritable
From this reading Maggie went in to find old Martha with her crabbed face watching her sourly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Maggie went in to find old Martha with her crabbed face watching her sourly.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Maggie went in to find old Martha with her crabbed face watching her sourly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.
moving with great haste
From this reading He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.
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 CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie went in to find old Martha with her crabbed face watching her sourly.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.
make reference to
From this reading On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Maggie went in to find old Martha with her crabbed face watching her sourly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.
on one occasion
From this reading On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.
cut with a saw
From this reading CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.
in a sour manner
From this reading Maggie went in to find old Martha with her crabbed face watching her sourly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading CRASHAW Uncle Mathew saw Maggie back to her door, kissed her and left her.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading He left her as he heard the bolt turn in the door, hurrying away as though he did not want to be seen.
a male witch or demon
From this reading On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Maggie went in to find old Martha with her crabbed face watching her sourly.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On their way home he did not once mention Martin Warlock to her.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Maggie went in to find old Martha with her crabbed face watching her sourly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maggie went in to find old Martha with her crabbed face watching her sourly.
Chapter 7 of The Captives by Hugh Walpole holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of The Captives, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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