Chapter 7 of The Foreigner: A Tale of Saskatchewan is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Foreigner: A Tale of Saskatchewan is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning. The doctor was prompt to respond. His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden. His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes. "Yes," said the doctor.
Chapter 7 of The Foreigner: A Tale of Saskatchewan is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.”
give an incentive for action
From this reading “The doctor was prompt to respond.”
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading “His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.”
show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “The doctor was prompt to respond.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.”
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading “THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.”
possessive form of “wright” — United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading “THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.
next to; at the side of
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor was prompt to respond.
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From this reading THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.
give an incentive for action
From this reading The doctor was prompt to respond.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.
show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading The doctor was prompt to respond.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said the doctor.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor was prompt to respond.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The doctor was prompt to respond.
open wide
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
possessive form of “wright” — United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE Dr. Wright's telephone rang early next morning.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said the doctor.
but in spite of that
From this reading His practice had not yet reached the stage that rendered the telephone a burden.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading His young wife stood beside him, listening with eager hope in her wide-open brown eyes.
Chapter 7 of The Foreigner: A Tale of Saskatchewan by Ralph Connor holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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