Chapter 7 of The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you. My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'" "But tell me what it is." "You know Mrs. Staats, the station-master's widow. The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
Chapter 7 of The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."”
plural of “debt” — the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading “The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."”
apart from; not including
From this reading “The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “"There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “"You know Mrs. Staats, the station-master's widow.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But tell me what it is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
plural of “debt” — the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"
apart from; not including
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But tell me what it is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But tell me what it is."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know Mrs. Staats, the station-master's widow.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But tell me what it is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know Mrs. Staats, the station-master's widow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know Mrs. Staats, the station-master's widow.
express in words
From this reading "But tell me what it is."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You know Mrs. Staats, the station-master's widow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.
a special situation
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But tell me what it is."
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading "You know Mrs. Staats, the station-master's widow.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading My wife herself was saying this morning, 'Better ask Mrs. Eldersma.'"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The poor woman has been left without a thing, except her five children and some debts."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There's something to be done, mevrouwtje, and we can't manage without you.
Chapter 7 of The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java by Louis Couperus holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 445 sentences of The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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