Chapter 7 of The Frontier is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Frontier is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes. "The storm is over." She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile: "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily. "No rouge on my lips....
Chapter 7 of The Frontier is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.”
in a gay manner
From this reading “"No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading “She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:”
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
From this reading “"No rouge on my lips....”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “"The storm is over."”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.”
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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 EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
later than; following
From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
in a gay manner
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The storm is over."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "No rouge on my lips....
provided with artificial light
From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
not any; not one
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
above and across; more than
From this reading "The storm is over."
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
From this reading "No rouge on my lips....
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "The storm is over."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The storm is over."
in or at that place or location
From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading EVE TRIUMPHANT "There!" she said, after a few minutes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She raised her beautiful face, now lit with a smile:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No black on my eye-lashes, you see," she added, gaily.
Chapter 7 of The Frontier by Maurice Leblanc holds 311 sentences, grouped into 63 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 311 sentences of The Frontier, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Frontier by Maurice Leblanc exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 311 sentences, grouped into 63 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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