Chapter 7 of The House of the Arrow is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The House of the Arrow is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden. To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above. Ann pointed to the wing on the left of the hall and towards the road. "I see. You are above the library, Mademoiselle," said Hanaud.
Chapter 7 of The House of the Arrow is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.”
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading “They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “You are above the library, Mademoiselle," said Hanaud.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “You are above the library, Mademoiselle," said Hanaud.”
provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “Ann pointed to the wing on the left of the hall and towards the road.”
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 “They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.”
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 They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ann pointed to the wing on the left of the hall and towards the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ann pointed to the wing on the left of the hall and towards the road.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are above the library, Mademoiselle," said Hanaud.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are above the library, Mademoiselle," said Hanaud.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
and nothing more
From this reading To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.
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 Ann pointed to the wing on the left of the hall and towards the road.
a room where books are kept
From this reading You are above the library, Mademoiselle," said Hanaud.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.
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 They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading You are above the library, Mademoiselle," said Hanaud.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ann pointed to the wing on the left of the hall and towards the road.
having a point
From this reading Ann pointed to the wing on the left of the hall and towards the road.
precisely, exactly
From this reading To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Ann pointed to the wing on the left of the hall and towards the road.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You are above the library, Mademoiselle," said Hanaud.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I see.
provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination
From this reading To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.
in the direction of
From this reading Ann pointed to the wing on the left of the hall and towards the road.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in a group facing the back of the long house across the garden.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Ann pointed to the wing on the left of the hall and towards the road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the right of the hall stretched the line of shuttered windows, with Betty's bedroom just above.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are above the library, Mademoiselle," said Hanaud.
Chapter 7 of The House of the Arrow by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of The House of the Arrow, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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