Chapter 7 of The Home and the World is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Home and the World is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But all this is a far cry. What about the urgent immediate? At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely. But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken? And yet time is precious!
Chapter 7 of The Home and the World is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?”
of the present time and place
From this reading “What about the urgent immediate?”
make reference to
From this reading “But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?”
absolutely essential
From this reading “At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.”
in a nice way
From this reading “At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “And yet time is precious!”
in a round manner
From this reading “At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.”
compelling immediate action
From this reading “What about the urgent immediate?”
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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 But all this is a far cry.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What about the urgent immediate?
later than; following
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But all this is a far cry.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all this is a far cry.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading But all this is a far cry.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But all this is a far cry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
of the present time and place
From this reading What about the urgent immediate?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But all this is a far cry.
and nothing more
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.
make reference to
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
absolutely essential
From this reading At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.
in a nice way
From this reading At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading And yet time is precious!
in a round manner
From this reading At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What about the urgent immediate?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But all this is a far cry.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And yet time is precious!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
compelling immediate action
From this reading What about the urgent immediate?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But how on earth am I to mention money after the high flight we have just taken?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What about the urgent immediate?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At least three thousand is indispensably necessary--five thousand would do roundly and nicely.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet time is precious!
Chapter 7 of The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of The Home and the World, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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