Chapter 7 of The Deaves Affair is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Deaves Affair is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state. This was not at all unusual. "Listen, Ev!" he cried. "I've seen her! Oh, a peach! a little queen!
Chapter 7 of The Deaves Affair is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
From this reading “PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Listen, Ev!" he cried.”
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading “Oh, a peach! a little queen!”
of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy
From this reading “PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Oh, a peach! a little queen!”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “This was not at all unusual.”
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to come or go into
In this reading “PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.”
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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 PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
(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 This was not at all unusual.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was not at all unusual.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Listen, Ev!" he cried.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
From this reading "Listen, Ev!" he cried.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Listen, Ev!" he cried.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I've seen her!
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've seen her!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
hear with intention
From this reading "Listen, Ev!" he cried.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Oh, a peach! a little queen!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not at all unusual.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, a peach! a little queen!
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading Oh, a peach! a little queen!
of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Oh, a peach! a little queen!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I've seen her!
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not at all unusual.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP Charley Straiker came in to dinner that night in a highly effervescent state.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading This was not at all unusual.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was not at all unusual.
Chapter 7 of The Deaves Affair by Hulbert Footner holds 320 sentences, grouped into 64 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.
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