Chapter 7 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Gloria!" Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps. The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled: "I'm coming. Just a minute."
Chapter 7 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.”
on a floor below
From this reading “The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Just a minute."”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:”
make steady
From this reading “The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.”
not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress
From this reading “The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:”
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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 Just a minute."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I'm coming.
on a floor below
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gloria!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm coming.
and nothing more
From this reading Just a minute."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Just a minute."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
make steady
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
Chapter 7 of The Everlasting Whisper by Jackson Gregory holds 406 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.
Chapter 7 holds 406 sentences of The Everlasting Whisper, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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