Chapter 7 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, THAT’S great,” Mr. Verver pleaded. “Great if we act on it. Not if we don’t.” She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone. “What do you want,” he demanded, “to do to me?”
Chapter 7 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ““Great if we act on it.”
past form of “belie” — be in contradiction with
From this reading “She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading ““What do you want,” he demanded, “to do to me?””
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading “She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading ““Well, THAT’S great,” Mr. Verver pleaded.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.”
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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 She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Great if we act on it.
anew
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
past form of “belie” — be in contradiction with
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
without stop or interruption
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “What do you want,” he demanded, “to do to me?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want,” he demanded, “to do to me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not if we don’t.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Well, THAT’S great,” Mr. Verver pleaded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Great if we act on it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Great if we act on it.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What do you want,” he demanded, “to do to me?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Well, THAT’S great,” Mr. Verver pleaded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not if we don’t.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Great if we act on it.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “Well, THAT’S great,” Mr. Verver pleaded.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, THAT’S great,” Mr. Verver pleaded.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, THAT’S great,” Mr. Verver pleaded.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What do you want,” he demanded, “to do to me?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Great if we act on it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, THAT’S great,” Mr. Verver pleaded.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want,” he demanded, “to do to me?”
showing curiosity
From this reading She continued to smile, and he took her smile; wondering again a little by this time, however; struck more and more by an intensity in it that belied a light tone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want,” he demanded, “to do to me?”
Chapter 7 of The Golden Bowl — Complete by Henry James holds 420 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.
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