Chapter 7 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?" Nicky blushed in a violent distress. Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased. "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you." "Why shouldn't he?"
Chapter 7 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “Nicky blushed in a violent distress.”
someone who is no longer alive
From this reading “Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “Nicky blushed in a violent distress.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “"Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"”
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading “Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.”
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading “Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “"Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"”
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading “Nicky blushed in a violent distress.”
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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 Nicky blushed in a violent distress.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
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From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading Nicky blushed in a violent distress.
someone who is no longer alive
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
psychological suffering
From this reading Nicky blushed in a violent distress.
divisible by two
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nicky blushed in a violent distress.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nicky blushed in a violent distress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why shouldn't he?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Nicky blushed in a violent distress.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why aren't we talking," she said, "about George Tanqueray?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even so, in the house of mourning, he would have blushed at some sudden, unsoftened reference to the deceased.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I didn't know," he said, "whether he had told you."
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