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The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories
The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 7 of The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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Chapter 7 holds 407 sentences of The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.

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So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.
I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.
But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.
It was natural my pictures should surprise them.
The fat old Lady Mayoress became quite hysterical.
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The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Doves' Nest, and Other Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.
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I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.
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But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.
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It was natural my pictures should surprise them.
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The fat old Lady Mayoress became quite hysterical.

Learner Dictionary

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.”

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.”

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absolutely

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

advanced

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From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.

all

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

amusing

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

became

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From this reading The fat old Lady Mayoress became quite hysterical.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

cold

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

didn't

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

especially

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

fat

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From this reading The fat old Lady Mayoress became quite hysterical.

Field

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

find

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

frightened

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

fun

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

hesitate

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

Hope

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From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.

hysterical

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From this reading The fat old Lady Mayoress became quite hysterical.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

I'm

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

Lady

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From this reading The fat old Lady Mayoress became quite hysterical.

landscapes

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

leave

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

life

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

like

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

little

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

looked

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From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.

loveliness

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

Mayoress

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From this reading The fat old Lady Mayoress became quite hysterical.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

means

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

modern

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

natural

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From this reading It was natural my pictures should surprise them.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

old

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From this reading The fat old Lady Mayoress became quite hysterical.

out

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

out-and-out

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

people

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

pictures

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

poles

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

Port

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From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.

quite

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From this reading The fat old Lady Mayoress became quite hysterical.

rather

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

Rossetti

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From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.

say

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It was natural my pictures should surprise them.

sightseers

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

still

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From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.

surprise

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From this reading It was natural my pictures should surprise them.

swallow

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From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.

telegraph

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It was natural my pictures should surprise them.

there

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

thought

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From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

trying

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From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.

very

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From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.

violins

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From this reading I’m by no means an out-and-out modern, as they say; people like violins and landscapes of telegraph poles leave me cold.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was natural my pictures should surprise them.

Watts

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From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading So there were little Field and I absolutely alone among all that loveliness; it frightened him out of his life, but I didn’t mind, I thought it rather fun, especially as the sightseers didn’t hesitate to find my pictures amusing.

Willin

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From this reading But Port Willin is still trying to swallow Rossetti, and Hope by Watts is looked upon as very advanced.