Chapter 7 of The disciple is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The disciple is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute. “God be praised, I am not too late. Dead! I believed you were dead! Ah! that is horrible!
Chapter 7 of The disciple is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I believed you were dead!”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading ““Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Dead!”
provoking horror
From this reading “Ah! that is horrible!”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading ““God be praised, I am not too late.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ““Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.”
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading ““God be praised, I am not too late.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading ““Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““God be praised, I am not too late.”
In this reading ““Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
later than; following
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believed you were dead!
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Dead!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
provoking horror
From this reading Ah! that is horrible!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah! that is horrible!
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah! that is horrible!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I believed you were dead!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I believed you were dead!
Chapter 7 of The disciple by Paul Bourget holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of The disciple, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The disciple by Paul Bourget exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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