Chapter 7 of The informer is here in full — 826 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The informer is here in full — 826 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room. Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes. He nodded to Mulholland and Connor. Then he stared at Gypo. Gypo returned the stare.
Chapter 7 of The informer is here in full — 826 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading “Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.”
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading “Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “He nodded to Mulholland and Connor.”
plural of “slit” — a long narrow opening
From this reading “Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Gypo returned the stare.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Then he stared at Gypo.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.”
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 “Then he stared at Gypo.”
In this reading “Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.”
In this reading “Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He nodded to Mulholland and Connor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he stared at Gypo.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He nodded to Mulholland and Connor.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.
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From this reading Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he stared at Gypo.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded to Mulholland and Connor.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.
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 Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.
the force of workers available
From this reading Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He nodded to Mulholland and Connor.
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading He nodded to Mulholland and Connor.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Gypo returned the stare.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.
plural of “slit” — a long narrow opening
From this reading Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Gypo returned the stare.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Then he stared at Gypo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He nodded to Mulholland and Connor.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then they narrowed until they became thin slits under their long black lashes.
at the time that
From this reading Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Gallagher’s eyes had opened wide when the three men came into the room.
Chapter 7 of The informer by Liam O'Flaherty holds 826 sentences, grouped into 166 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 826 sentences of The informer, unabridged, divided into 166 reading sections.
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