Chapter 7 of The Landleaguers is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Landleaguers is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHRISTMAS-DAY, 1880. On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle: Cecil Street, Christmas-day, 1880. DEAREST FRANK, You do love me, don't you? What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
Chapter 7 of The Landleaguers is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and stately mansion
From this reading “On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “DEAREST FRANK, You do love me, don't you?”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “DEAREST FRANK, You do love me, don't you?”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:”
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From this reading CHRISTMAS-DAY, 1880.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:
a large and stately mansion
From this reading On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:
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From this reading Cecil Street, Christmas-day, 1880.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS-DAY, 1880.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading DEAREST FRANK, You do love me, don't you?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading DEAREST FRANK, You do love me, don't you?
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From this reading DEAREST FRANK, You do love me, don't you?
all things; all of a situation
From this reading What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading DEAREST FRANK, You do love me, don't you?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading DEAREST FRANK, You do love me, don't you?
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAREST FRANK, You do love me, don't you?
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From this reading On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
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From this reading On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
touching and supported by a surface
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and nothing more
From this reading What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Cecil Street, Christmas-day, 1880.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:
the act of using
From this reading What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's the use of my loving you, and thinking that you are everything, only that you are to love me?
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading On Christmas-day Rachel O'Mahony wrote a letter to her lover at Morony Castle:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAREST FRANK, You do love me, don't you?
Chapter 7 of The Landleaguers by Anthony Trollope holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 133 sentences of The Landleaguers, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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