Chapter 7 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Her sister was going to run down there with her." "I heard so." "You see Abbie occasionally?" "Occasionally." "I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"
Chapter 7 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “"I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “"I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"”
the act of departing
From this reading “"Her sister was going to run down there with her."”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"I heard so."”
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading “"You see Abbie occasionally?"”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “"Her sister was going to run down there with her."”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Her sister was going to run down there with her."”
express a supposition
From this reading “"I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"”
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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trace
In this reading “"Her sister was going to run down there with her."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see Abbie occasionally?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Her sister was going to run down there with her."
the act of departing
From this reading "Her sister was going to run down there with her."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I heard so."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Her sister was going to run down there with her."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard so."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading "You see Abbie occasionally?"
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Her sister was going to run down there with her."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see Abbie occasionally?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Her sister was going to run down there with her."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I heard so."
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I suppose she is at the bank a good deal?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Her sister was going to run down there with her."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Her sister was going to run down there with her."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Her sister was going to run down there with her."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Her sister was going to run down there with her."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see Abbie occasionally?"
Chapter 7 of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel by Henry Blake Fuller holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of The Cliff-Dwellers: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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