Chapter 7 of The Devourers is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Devourers is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Aldo, turning round, saw her. He was motionless with astonishment for one moment. Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion. She nodded, and he rose and came quickly forward to Nancy. "What is it?" he said.
Chapter 7 of The Devourers is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “He was motionless with astonishment for one moment.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “He was motionless with astonishment for one moment.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “She nodded, and he rose and came quickly forward to Nancy.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “She nodded, and he rose and came quickly forward to Nancy.”
with speed
From this reading “She nodded, and he rose and came quickly forward to Nancy.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Aldo, turning round, saw her.”
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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In this reading “Aldo, turning round, saw her.”
In this reading “He was motionless with astonishment for one moment.”
In this reading “She nodded, and he rose and came quickly forward to Nancy.”
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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 Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aldo, turning round, saw her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading He was motionless with astonishment for one moment.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She nodded, and he rose and came quickly forward to Nancy.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was motionless with astonishment for one moment.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was motionless with astonishment for one moment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aldo, turning round, saw her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?" he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it?" he said.
a particular point in time
From this reading He was motionless with astonishment for one moment.
not in physical motion
From this reading He was motionless with astonishment for one moment.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading She nodded, and he rose and came quickly forward to Nancy.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading She nodded, and he rose and came quickly forward to Nancy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was motionless with astonishment for one moment.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.
with speed
From this reading She nodded, and he rose and came quickly forward to Nancy.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She nodded, and he rose and came quickly forward to Nancy.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Aldo, turning round, saw her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.
cut with a saw
From this reading Aldo, turning round, saw her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She nodded, and he rose and came quickly forward to Nancy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Aldo, turning round, saw her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was motionless with astonishment for one moment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?" he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was motionless with astonishment for one moment.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Then he bent forward, and said a word or two to his companion.
Chapter 7 of The Devourers by Annie Vivanti holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 425 sentences of The Devourers, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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