Chapter 7 of The Imitator: A Novel is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Imitator: A Novel is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom. He had told the man to drive to Claremont. The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth. The Hudson still lay with a light mist on it. The ascent to Claremont, in sunshine so clustered with beauty, was now deserted.
Chapter 7 of The Imitator: A Novel is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading “The ascent to Claremont, in sunshine so clustered with beauty, was now deserted.”
growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading “The ascent to Claremont, in sunshine so clustered with beauty, was now deserted.”
a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
From this reading “Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom.”
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “The Hudson still lay with a light mist on it.”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom.”
plural of “palisade” — fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
From this reading “The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.”
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading “The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.”
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom.”
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 “Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom.”
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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 Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom.
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading The ascent to Claremont, in sunshine so clustered with beauty, was now deserted.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The ascent to Claremont, in sunshine so clustered with beauty, was now deserted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had told the man to drive to Claremont.
growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading The ascent to Claremont, in sunshine so clustered with beauty, was now deserted.
the first light of day
From this reading Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The ascent to Claremont, in sunshine so clustered with beauty, was now deserted.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading He had told the man to drive to Claremont.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.
set up or found
From this reading Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had told the man to drive to Claremont.
a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
From this reading Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had told the man to drive to Claremont.
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading The Hudson still lay with a light mist on it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Hudson still lay with a light mist on it.
and nothing more
From this reading The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Hudson still lay with a light mist on it.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The Hudson still lay with a light mist on it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had told the man to drive to Claremont.
become covered with mist
From this reading The Hudson still lay with a light mist on it.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The ascent to Claremont, in sunshine so clustered with beauty, was now deserted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Hudson still lay with a light mist on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom.
plural of “palisade” — fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
From this reading The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.
reflecting optimism
From this reading The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The ascent to Claremont, in sunshine so clustered with beauty, was now deserted.
not in physical motion
From this reading The Hudson still lay with a light mist on it.
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The ascent to Claremont, in sunshine so clustered with beauty, was now deserted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had told the man to drive to Claremont.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had told the man to drive to Claremont.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He had told the man to drive to Claremont.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading Dawn found Orson Vane nodding in a hansom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Palisades were just getting the first rosy streaks the sun was putting forth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Hudson still lay with a light mist on it.
Chapter 7 of The Imitator: A Novel by Percival Pollard holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 108 sentences of The Imitator: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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