Chapter 7 of The Greater Inclination is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Greater Inclination is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_. I was right then--you’re a collector? _Isabel (modestly)_. One must make a beginning. I think I shall begin with you.
Chapter 7 of The Greater Inclination is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “_Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I think I shall begin with you.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “One must make a beginning.”
a person who collects things
From this reading “I was right then--you’re a collector?”
a feeling of joy and pride
From this reading “_Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.”
engage in
From this reading “One must make a beginning.”
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading “_Isabel (modestly)_.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I was right then--you’re a collector?”
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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 I was right then--you’re a collector?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading _Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I think I shall begin with you.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading One must make a beginning.
a person who collects things
From this reading I was right then--you’re a collector?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was right then--you’re a collector?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Isabel (modestly)_.
a feeling of joy and pride
From this reading _Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.
engage in
From this reading One must make a beginning.
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading _Isabel (modestly)_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One must make a beginning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One must make a beginning.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I was right then--you’re a collector?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I think I shall begin with you.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I was right then--you’re a collector?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I shall begin with you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was right then--you’re a collector?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Oberville (with an attempt at lightness)_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think I shall begin with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was right then--you’re a collector?
Chapter 7 of The Greater Inclination by Edith Wharton holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 436 sentences of The Greater Inclination, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Greater Inclination by Edith Wharton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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