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The Golden Bowl — Volume 1

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 1 is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"But where in the world is she?"
He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.
He quite in fact amicably, almost amusedly, woke up to her.
"She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.
She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."
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The Golden Bowl — Volume 1

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 1 is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"But where in the world is she?"
/bʌt wer ɪn ðə wɜːrld ɪz ʃiː/
Line 2
He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.
/hiː spoʊk æz ɪf hiː hæd nɑːt θɔːt ʌv ˈʃɑːrlət nɔːr soʊ mʌtʃ æz hɜːrd hɜːr neɪm prəˈnaʊnst fɔːr ə ˈveri lɔːŋ taɪm/
Line 3
He quite in fact amicably, almost amusedly, woke up to her.
Line 4
"She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.
Line 5
She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

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, and audio.

amicably adverb US /ˈæmɪkəbli/

in an amicable manner

From this reading “He quite in fact amicably, almost amusedly, woke up to her.”

Brittany noun US /ˈbrɪtəni/

a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay

From this reading “"She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.”

case noun US /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading “She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."”

Charlotte noun US /ˈʃɑːrlət/

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading “He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.”

immensely adverb US /ˌɪˈmensli/

to an exceedingly great extent or degree

From this reading “She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."”

pronounced adjective US /prəˈnaʊnst/

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading “He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.”

sometimes adverb US /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading “She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."”

woke verb US /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading “He quite in fact amicably, almost amusedly, woke up to her.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He quite in fact amicably, almost amusedly, woke up to her.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

amicablyadverbUS /ˈæmɪkəbli/

in an amicable manner

From this reading He quite in fact amicably, almost amusedly, woke up to her.

amusedly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He quite in fact amicably, almost amusedly, woke up to her.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.

bathing-place

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From this reading "She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

BrittanynounUS /ˈbrɪtəni/

a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay

From this reading "She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But where in the world is she?"

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

CharlottenounUS /ˈʃɑːrlət/

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

doesn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading He quite in fact amicably, almost amusedly, woke up to her.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

immenselyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmensli/

to an exceedingly great extent or degree

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "But where in the world is she?"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "But where in the world is she?"

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading "She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading He quite in fact amicably, almost amusedly, woke up to her.

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "But where in the world is she?"

She's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.

sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "But where in the world is she?"

they're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He quite in fact amicably, almost amusedly, woke up to her.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He quite in fact amicably, almost amusedly, woke up to her.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading He spoke as if he had not thought of Charlotte, nor so much as heard her name pronounced, for a very long time.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading She's always with people, poor dear--she rather has to be; even when, as is sometimes the case; they're people she doesn't immensely like."

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "But where in the world is she?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "She's in Brittany, at a little bathing-place, with some people I don't know.

wokeverbUS /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading He quite in fact amicably, almost amusedly, woke up to her.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading "But where in the world is she?"

Chapter 7 of The Golden Bowl — Volume 1 by Henry James holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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